1
as in confusing
not clearly or logically connected
a disconnected narrative of her time in a mental hospital
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2
as in single
not physically attached to another unit
a disconnected computer terminal
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as in divided
to set or force apart
disconnected the two parts of the light fixture
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Recent Examples of disconnected
Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
Instead of berating yourself for feeling disconnected or struggling to immediately re-engage at full capacity, give yourself permission to ease back into work gradually.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Kevin Dam, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The patient pulled up the leg of his jeans and disconnected his metal ankle prosthesis from the socket.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Adjective
In an increasingly disconnected world, the film upholds not only the importance of dreams (and what they’re made of), but also the inescapable darkness which rests in the sediment of their crystallization.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
Instead of berating yourself for feeling disconnected or struggling to immediately re-engage at full capacity, give yourself permission to ease back into work gradually.
—Jack Kelly, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
Verb
Your content based on keyword research now may be outdated or disconnected within months.
—Kevin Dam, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The patient pulled up the leg of his jeans and disconnected his metal ankle prosthesis from the socket.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconnected
Adjective
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For example, all three major airports in the Washington, D.C. area saw records for the most firearms detected in a single year.—
Suzanne Rowan Kelleher,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Again, because all of these are estimates, a single score is less useful than tracking your score over time.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Those friends are now left angry, confused and with a stinging loss.—
Ellen Moynihan,
New York Daily News,
26 Jan. 2025
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Many customers are confused about high-yield savings Confusion abounds.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
22 Jan. 2025
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While Buckley did not consider a separate ban on corporate and union independent expenditures found in §610, had that provision been challenged in Buckley ’s wake, it could not have been squared with the precedent’s reasoning and analysis.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
24 Jan. 2025
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The paper also noted that in a separate statement, Henley– the group’s only remaining original member — thanked Smith for his long tenure.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
24 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Data held in qubits is affected by data held in other qubits, even when physically separated.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Once the ladies are separated, Jackie pulls Heavenly aside to scold her for her behavior.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Reinhart has been facing this frustrating situation privately, but decided to share it publicly now for a very personal reason: At the time of this interview, her grandmother had recently been diagnosed with stage IV ovarian cancer.—
Julia Sullivan,
SELF,
22 Jan. 2025
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With the loss to Boston, Kerr's Warriors fell to a frustrating 21-21 record on the season, good for just the No. 11 seed in a competitive Western Conference.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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But the detached garage and a guest cottage were destroyed, as were all but three or four of the 20 or so houses on their block near the Altadena Golf Course.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Jan. 2025
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Steps lead down to a heated swimming pool, and elsewhere on the property are fruit-bearing citrus trees, raised garden boxes and an original detached bomb shelter.—
Angela Serratore,
New York Times,
30 Dec. 2024
Verb
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That amount would be split between border security, such as wall funding and money for Border Patrol agents, and modernizing U.S. defense systems.—
Cami Mondeaux,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
16 Jan. 2025
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One Pacific Palisades home that survived the Palisades Fire was later split in half by a landslide, CBS News Los Angeles' Rick Montanez reported.—
Sarah Lynch Baldwin,
CBS News,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Others are unconnected to a wider network, like Moving Mountains Giving Circle, a group of 49 women earmarking their collective funds to support social change in Boulder County, Colorado.—
Next Avenue,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
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That has left about 17,000 people waiting in line, while thousands in need of a home remain unconnected to the system that is supposed to provide them aid.—
Carly Stern,
Vox,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Disconnected.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconnected. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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