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to set or force apart
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Recent Examples of severed
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
19 Mar. 2026
The inciting incident for the new story comes after the principal of the high school receives a severed human finger in the mail, sending the parents into an uproar.
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Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
When a strange man lurks around the school asking supposedly innocent questions and the principal receives a severed human finger in the mail, the community is in an uproar.
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Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
Bianca De Marchi/AAP/via REUTERS Videos and photos obtained by local media have reportedly shown Baghsarian with serious injuries, including a severed finger.
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CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
The severed half plopped limply back into her bowl.
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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?
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Paul Rudnick,
New Yorker,
15 Dec. 2025
Battlefield injuries, like severed limbs, are likewise rewarded with sums that most soldiers could not earn in regular jobs.
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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.
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Anthony D'alessandro,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 June 2026
The launch comes more than three years after Adult Swim severed ties with Roiland following felony domestic abuse charges that were later dismissed.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2026
Lestat is basically in Hell; having turned Nicky, he is now forever severed from him mentally, while Nicky’s mental state continues to deteriorate.
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Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
That supply was severed during spring planting season in the Northern Hemisphere which is the most critical window of the agricultural calendar.
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Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
He was immediately detained; officers entered the home — where Mao reportedly rented a room — and found the victim lying on the ground next to a bunk bed, unresponsive with visible head injuries, cuts to her right hand and a finger severed from her left hand.
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Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
The architecture is intended to preserve mission continuity even when datalinks are jammed or severed.
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Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
The four-bladed head had severed big arteries and was bedded against the hip bone.
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Fred Bear,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026
Over the last 10 years, contact and dialogue across the Taiwan Strait have been completely severed.
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Scott Tong,
NPR,
11 June 2026
Adjective
According to the full plot description on Amazon, our protagonists have more to worry about than just severed fingers.
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Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
19 Mar. 2026
The inciting incident for the new story comes after the principal of the high school receives a severed human finger in the mail, sending the parents into an uproar.
—
Angelique Jackson,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
When a strange man lurks around the school asking supposedly innocent questions and the principal receives a severed human finger in the mail, the community is in an uproar.
—
Lexy Perez,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
Bianca De Marchi/AAP/via REUTERS Videos and photos obtained by local media have reportedly shown Baghsarian with serious injuries, including a severed finger.
—
CBS News,
25 Feb. 2026
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
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
The film spans eight decades of Singapore’s history, following two childhood friends – gifted violinists Fei and Kai – whose lives are severed by the Japanese occupation of the 1940s.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 June 2026
The launch comes more than three years after Adult Swim severed ties with Roiland following felony domestic abuse charges that were later dismissed.
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Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
24 June 2026
Lestat is basically in Hell; having turned Nicky, he is now forever severed from him mentally, while Nicky’s mental state continues to deteriorate.
—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
That supply was severed during spring planting season in the Northern Hemisphere which is the most critical window of the agricultural calendar.
—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
He was immediately detained; officers entered the home — where Mao reportedly rented a room — and found the victim lying on the ground next to a bunk bed, unresponsive with visible head injuries, cuts to her right hand and a finger severed from her left hand.
—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
17 June 2026
The architecture is intended to preserve mission continuity even when datalinks are jammed or severed.
—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
15 June 2026
The four-bladed head had severed big arteries and was bedded against the hip bone.
—
Fred Bear,
Outdoor Life,
11 June 2026
Over the last 10 years, contact and dialogue across the Taiwan Strait have been completely severed.
—
Scott Tong,
NPR,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for severed
Adjective
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The show’s title is synonymous with the fears of many Americans, who navigated and are still navigating a divided political nation.
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Typically, the Supreme Court rulings released earlier in the term are less divided, and decisions released later in the term tend to break down along ideological lines at a higher rate.
Verb
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In a place where many homes lean into glass, driftwood tones and a conventional layout, this one sprawls like a resort, with sleeping quarters separated into individual pavilion-like structures.
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While first stage successfully separated, the second stage engine did not get it into orbit.
Adjective
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Lebanon’s fragile sovereignty The lack of resolved borders and Israel’s periodic incursions into southern Lebanon have predictably meant that Lebanon has struggled to assert sovereignty over its own territory.
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What frustrated her most was that the issue refused to stay resolved.
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Violators get warning letters before fines are given, and ultimately, water may be disconnected.
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If your pet already has a microchip, make sure the information is up to date; sometimes, even pets with microchips can’t be identified because the phone number associated with them has been disconnected.
Adjective
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The ex-couple parted ways in 2020 after a seven-year engagement.
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Faithe with her son, AydenAmanda Langston As the two parted ways, Amanda saw Faithe’s demeanor shift.
Verb
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The result is uncommon room layouts like the tri-suite king room equipped with two twin-sized beds and a king bed split by a privacy divider that doubles as a playful art installation.
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Cutright, who was not charged with murder, split from Devastating Pyrotechnics to form Blackstar Fireworks on the property in 2023.
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.
Adjective
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An absurdist black comedy that satirizes our culture's discomfort around uncoupled people, The Lobster asks what would happen if singles were given 45 days to find a mate, or be transformed into the animal of their choice.
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To prevent releasing any asbestos, whole sections of the old pipe are uncoupled from their connections without cutting.
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“Severed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severed. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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