1
as in to evict
to end the occupancy or possession of
unable to make their mortgage payments, they were summarily divested of their house
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2
as in to rid
to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers
the former CEO has divested himself of most of his responsibilities but will continue to work with the company as a consultant
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as in to deprive
to take something away from
he was divested of the boxing title when the fraud was uncovered
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Recent Examples of divest
NBCUniversal is preparing to divest MSNBC, CNBC, USA Network and four more linear channels.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 July 2025
In the spring of 2024, former President Joe Biden signed legislation giving ByteDance until Jan. 19, 2025 to divest TikTok.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
As part of the settlement, HPE agreed to divest its global Instant On campus and branch business.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 July 2025
When is TikTok getting banned? If SCOTUS upholds the ban, ByteDance will have until Sunday, Jan. 19, to divest the U.S. operation of TikTok, one day before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 8 July 2025
In the spring of 2024, former President Joe Biden signed legislation giving ByteDance until Jan. 19, 2025 to divest TikTok.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
As part of the settlement, HPE agreed to divest its global Instant On campus and branch business.
—Jordan Novet, CNBC, 2 July 2025
When is TikTok getting banned? If SCOTUS upholds the ban, ByteDance will have until Sunday, Jan. 19, to divest the U.S. operation of TikTok, one day before President-elect Donald Trump takes office.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divest
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Troopers are now searching for the former tenant, 54-year-old James Sever, who was evicted from the Salem Township property in June, Pennsylvania State Police said July 25.—
Mike Stunson,
Miami Herald,
28 July 2025
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This left just Amy and Will, one of whom was evicted after a unanimous vote.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
28 July 2025
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The indictment alleged Hankison deprived Taylor of the right to be free from unreasonable seizures and deprived her neighbors of the right to be free from the deprivation of liberty without due process of law.—
Tesfaye Negussie,
ABC News,
17 July 2025
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The lawsuit accuses Colorado of depriving Nebraska of as much as 1.3 million acre-feet (about 160,350 hectare-meters) of water from the river over several years that Nebraska is entitled to under a 1923 compact between the states.—
Margery A. Beck,
Denver Post,
16 July 2025
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Indigenous and colonized people paid the price, dispossessed of their lands.—
Michael Albertus,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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He was not dispossessed at all in the match and was generally a menace to SKC’s players.—
Felipe Cardenas,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Troy Morrow − whose 76-year-old mother suffered facial fractures and a concussion after being knocked to the pavement by Raleigh's son during the incident − was visibly relieved after the jury in Hamilton County Municipal Court announced its decision.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
11 July 2025
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Diana Medrano, a resident of Mosier Valley since 2012, said she was relieved Peoples came to visit.—
Kamal Morgan
July 10,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 July 2025
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The House, by an 89-57 vote, largely along party lines, instructed its conference committee members to keep the lottery stripped of its funding.—
John C. Moritz,
Austin American Statesman,
30 July 2025
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The firm has built a reputation on nurturing consumer brands rather than stripping them for parts, with a portfolio of lifestyle brands that have managed to retain their identity while scaling globally.—
Erik Matuszewski,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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The visit, scheduled for 4pm, is part of the White House’s effort to ramp up scrutiny of the Fed’s $2.5 billion renovation, which President Donald Trump has zeroed in on as a possible pretext for ousting Chair Jerome Powell.—
Shelby Talcott,
semafor.com,
22 July 2025
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Dallas has only made it as far as the divisional round and have been ousted seven times.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
21 July 2025
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“Divest.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divest. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.
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