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Recent Examples of dissociation
This pulse can trigger a process known as electromagnetic dissociation, in which a photon interacts with a nucleus, inducing internal oscillations that eject neutrons and photons.
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Victoria Corless, Space.com, 13 May 2025
This had precipitated a frightening period of paralysis and dissociation, during which Murata fluctuated between suicidal and homicidal thoughts.
—Elif Batuman, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
They also were tested for more cognitive motor dissociation.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
Unbearable tragedy lurks in these pages: rape, addiction, dissociation, generational memory of the pogroms and of the Holocaust, all chopped to pieces and stuffed between winningly insane layers of syntactical bizzaria and presentational devices galore.
—Alexandra Tanner, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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Victoria Corless, Space.com, 13 May 2025
This had precipitated a frightening period of paralysis and dissociation, during which Murata fluctuated between suicidal and homicidal thoughts.
—Elif Batuman, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2025
They also were tested for more cognitive motor dissociation.
—Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025
Unbearable tragedy lurks in these pages: rape, addiction, dissociation, generational memory of the pogroms and of the Holocaust, all chopped to pieces and stuffed between winningly insane layers of syntactical bizzaria and presentational devices galore.
—Alexandra Tanner, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissociation
Noun
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The breakthrough is the fruit of incredible recent performance in all age groups for the nation of 36 million people, which became independent in 1991 after the dissolution of the USSR.—
Hassan Tayir,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Why, then, engage language at all? Lijn explained her simultaneous recruitment and dissolution of language as a way to cope with her growing sense that words had become tired and lost any vital force.—
Marina Isgro,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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These rudderless moments can come after joyful milestones, such as graduations and weddings, or they might be driven by unwanted changes—a breakup, for instance, or the loss of a job.—
Xochitl Gonzalez,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2025
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The film is very personal for Woo, who took inspiration from his own parents’ breakup.—
Bill Desowitz,
IndieWire,
12 June 2025
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“Dissociation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissociation. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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