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to set or force apart
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Recent Examples of severed
Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Why not cauterize a severed hand, add some just-for-fun cocktail rings, and then shatter the hand’s rigid bones with a hammer or mallet, which will allow the fingers to be wrapped around a colorful ceramic mug with a holly or mistletoe motif?
—Paul Rudnick, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Written by Cesar Vitale, the film is about a lonely young woman (Alcock) who mistakenly receives a severed thumb in the mail.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
Battlefield injuries, like severed limbs, are likewise rewarded with sums that most soldiers could not earn in regular jobs.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
The project, which was written by Cesar Vitale, winner of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, follows a lonely woman (Alcock) who mistakenly receives a severed thumb in the mail.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The bighorn herd that straddles the frontier will be severed.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The document argued that Conejo Arias and his son are lawfully detained, that the other claims should be severed and dismissed and that the court should deny the petition in its entirety.
—Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Jan. 2026
Islamists battled for their own theocratic nation, and bands of Christian cultists—whom locals, naming them according to their most notorious act, called chop-chop—severed the heads of those deemed unholy in villages and towns across Mindanao.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
No matter that Goetz had severed Cabey’s spinal cord and permanently paralyzed him from the waist down.
—Heather Ann Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Short’s naked body had been severed at the waist with surgical precision.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
The crash partially severed her legs.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Ordinary means of communication — mobile phone calls, landlines and even institutional lines — have been severed.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Adjective
The severed half plopped limply back into her bowl.
—Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
Why not cauterize a severed hand, add some just-for-fun cocktail rings, and then shatter the hand’s rigid bones with a hammer or mallet, which will allow the fingers to be wrapped around a colorful ceramic mug with a holly or mistletoe motif?
—Paul Rudnick, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
Written by Cesar Vitale, the film is about a lonely young woman (Alcock) who mistakenly receives a severed thumb in the mail.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Nov. 2025
Battlefield injuries, like severed limbs, are likewise rewarded with sums that most soldiers could not earn in regular jobs.
—Simon Shuster, Time, 24 Sep. 2025
The project, which was written by Cesar Vitale, winner of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Nicholl Fellowship in Screenwriting, follows a lonely woman (Alcock) who mistakenly receives a severed thumb in the mail.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2025
Verb
Electrical cables on a high-speed line were also severed, and a fire was started at an electrical cabin in the Adriatic town of Pesaro, the railway network said.
—Antonia Mortensen, CNN Money, 7 Feb. 2026
The bighorn herd that straddles the frontier will be severed.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
The document argued that Conejo Arias and his son are lawfully detained, that the other claims should be severed and dismissed and that the court should deny the petition in its entirety.
—Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 31 Jan. 2026
Islamists battled for their own theocratic nation, and bands of Christian cultists—whom locals, naming them according to their most notorious act, called chop-chop—severed the heads of those deemed unholy in villages and towns across Mindanao.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
No matter that Goetz had severed Cabey’s spinal cord and permanently paralyzed him from the waist down.
—Heather Ann Thompson, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2026
Short’s naked body had been severed at the waist with surgical precision.
—Alex Gurley, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
The crash partially severed her legs.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026
Ordinary means of communication — mobile phone calls, landlines and even institutional lines — have been severed.
—Pegah Banihashemi, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for severed
Adjective
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Israel and Hamas remain divided over the timeline and scope of Israel's withdrawal and the demilitarization of the enclave after nearly two decades of Hamas rule.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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Israel and Hamas remain divided over the timeline and scope of Israel’s withdrawal and the demilitarization of the enclave after nearly two decades of Hamas rule.—
Wafaa Shurafa,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Officials said the project could benefit the salamander by reconnecting habitat areas that have been separated by erosion.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Feb. 2026
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The living and sleeping areas can be separated by a curtain, giving the feeling of a two-bedroom suite.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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What frustrated her most was that the issue refused to stay resolved.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
30 Dec. 2025
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This breakthrough achievement, called super-resolved fluorescence microscopy, exploited the properties of evanescent waves and made single-molecule microscopy possible.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
13 Dec. 2025
Verb
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When the two diverge, journalism appears disconnected from reality as people experienced it.—
Charles Edward Gehrke,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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DNA tests showed blood on Guthrie’s front porch was a match to her and her doorbell camera was disconnected in the early hours of Sunday morning, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has said.—
TY ONEIL,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But after a knockout loss to Gervonta Davis in 2023, the two parted ways.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Instead of crimps, Paxton's honey blonde locks were styled in romantic waves and with parted curtain bangs.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Instead of one big weekly grocery trip, shoppers are splitting their carts between a warehouse club and a traditional supermarket.—
Alexandria Mansfield,
Florida Times-Union,
8 Feb. 2026
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Michigan State starting on Valentine’s Day, the Bruins wrapped up their three-game homestand on a positive note after splitting the first two, a one-point, double-overtime loss to Indiana followed by a 22-point blowout of Rutgers in which five players scored in double digits.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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In 1863, Abraham Lincoln, hoping to unite a sundered nation, issued a proclamation declaring Thanksgiving to be a national holiday.—
Richard Lederer,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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To prevent releasing any asbestos, whole sections of the old pipe are uncoupled from their connections without cutting.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Democrats and liberal pundits in particular have seen expressions of thoughts and prayers, particularly coming from the GOP and prominent commentators on the right, as an empty gesture when uncoupled with specific actions on gun control to prevent mass shootings.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Severed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severed. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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