as in to split
to set or force apart
in your head you need to divorce your wishes and fantasies from the realities of the world as it is
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Recent Examples of divorce
Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Ballerini was married to Australian country star Morgan Evans from 2017-2022; just months after the divorce was finalized, Ballerini sparked dating rumors with Stokes.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But in 2014, the couple separated, and by 2016 they were divorced.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
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Verb
Data shows the highest first divorce rates in 2023 were among men with a high school level of education and women with some college education, but no degree, according to NCFMR.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
Ballerini was married to Australian country star Morgan Evans from 2017-2022; just months after the divorce was finalized, Ballerini sparked dating rumors with Stokes.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
Lois was Mary Richards, if Mary had been divorced and had three kids at home, Gallun said.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But in 2014, the couple separated, and by 2016 they were divorced.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorce
Verb
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The Anderson classification system for turf toe is split into three grades.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
15 Sep. 2025
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Plans also call for remodeling the existing southern section into 3,700 square feet of additional commercial space, split evenly between two storefronts.—
Adrienne Davis,
jsonline.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Bad Apples seems like another entry into that canon, until Maria (Saoirse Ronan), a primary-school instructor reeling after a painful breakup, goes too far while disciplining a particularly disruptive pupil.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
20 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Justice sued in 2024 to seek a breakup of Live Nation and Ticketmaster, accusing them of monopolizing markets across the live concert industry.—
Jody Godoy,
USA Today,
19 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The women’s orchestra, separated from their fellow inmates in a special block, was required by their Nazi overseers to play jaunty marches every morning and evening so that other female prisoners kept in step as they were sent to work outside the camp.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Tamsui River is a major waterway and estuary in northern Taiwan that flows into the Taiwan Strait, the channel separating Taiwan from mainland China.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Still, the elephant in the room remains the People’s Party’s attitude toward Thailand’s sacrosanct monarchy, since reform of Article 112 lay behind Move Forward’s dissolution.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
15 Sep. 2025
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Wright notified the researchers of the dissolution a day later.—
Ella Nilsen,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In fact, a quick review of the central bank’s dot plot underscores just how divided the Fed Governors are on the question of whether to cut interest rates (and by how much) over the next 12 months.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025
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The procession is escorted by 80 soldiers from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, divided into four units and carrying the regimental flags of the Life Guards and the Blues and Royals.—
Amanda Castro
Hannah Parry
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Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
Noun
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National data show that Native students face disproportionate barriers in higher education, including financial hardship, geographic isolation, and cultural alienation at mainstream institutions.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Not only has his presidency exacerbated the cost-of-living woes and political alienation that Le Pen and her allies thrive on, but his various attempts to assuage concerns over their most important cause—opposition to immigration—have backfired spectacularly.—
Cole Stangler,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Regularly disconnect from email, messaging apps and social media, even if only for a few hours a week.—
Jacob Kupietzky,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
19 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In every case, the cities paid their former officials a severance — usually six months to a year of salary plus health insurance, as is routinely stipulated in top city worker contracts.—
Michael Slaten,
Oc Register,
14 Sep. 2025
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Some accepted severance and began new chapters.—
Marie Quintana,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Divorce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divorce. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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