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as in freed
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
sought to disengage myself from the embarrassing situation
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Recent Examples of disengaged
Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
However, his newfound protectiveness is a little rich, given how distracted and disengaged he’s been from their relationship over the past couple of seasons.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Gallup reports that 77% of workers are disengaged, with high levels of stress.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Adjective
Coming into the new year exhausted and disengaged won’t set the stage for career success.
—Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
However, his newfound protectiveness is a little rich, given how distracted and disengaged he’s been from their relationship over the past couple of seasons.
—Katie Rife, Vulture, 3 Dec. 2024
Verb
According to a recent study, employees of managers who don't have one-on-one meetings are four times as likely to be disengaged.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Gallup reports that 77% of workers are disengaged, with high levels of stress.
—Ann Kowal Smith, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengaged
Verb
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The hostages were freed January 21, 1981, moments after Reagan’s inauguration.—
Arthur House,
Hartford Courant,
30 Dec. 2024
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They were finally freed the day his successor, Ronald Reagan, took the oath of office.—
Scott Kraft,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Anyone who has worked on a car, tended a garden, or written a computer program can tell you that systems are complicated, and always leaking, dying, or coming undone.—
Joshua Rothman,
The New Yorker,
14 Jan. 2025
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Boho is fun and pleasing to look at—but just a little undone.—
Maggie Gillette,
Better Homes & Gardens,
10 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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In May, a fisherman fell into the water and drowned after the seat on his bass boat became unbolted.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2024
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In a press event Thursday evening, Tesla's somewhat oddly attired Elon Musk showed how the the company's Tesla S luxury sedan could be recharged in just 90 seconds, hovering over a robotic setup in which the battery would be automatically located, unbolted, removed, and replaced.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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What the possibly dirty text messages involving Hutchinson might say or who sent them isn’t clear.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 Jan. 2025
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The reason why extra body weight might be linked to cancer risk isn’t super clear, and a few things might be in play.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
23 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Twisters at that strength can destroy mobile homes, flip or lift cars, and sweep away unanchored homes.—
Hannah Parry,
Newsweek,
26 Dec. 2024
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Convenience retail, consisting of grocery and unanchored shopping centers, continues to benefit from strong supply-and-demand fundamentals.—
Mike Hazinski,
Forbes,
17 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Each day in the promotional period brings a different freebie, which can be redeemed with a minimum purchase of $10.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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Guests can join the Capella Discovery loyalty program to earn points on eligible purchases, receiving a percentage back (typically 4% to 7%) that can be redeemed for dining, room upgrades, spa treatments, or applied to your final bill upon check-out.—
Megan Murphy,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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In November 2022, a 28-year-old man who fell overboard from a Carnival Valor cruise ship was rescued off of Louisiana's southeast coast after treading water for nearly 20 hours.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
27 Dec. 2024
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In-ho shot Jun-ho, who fell off a cliff but survived and was rescued by a fisherman.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA TODAY,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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While many in the United States have argued that allowing unfettered access to open-source A.I. software is dangerous, others say the risk is that Chinese open-source products will end up becoming the global default.—
Andrew Ross Sorkin,
New York Times,
24 Jan. 2025
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Some of those who have previously advanced Trump’s interests in Europe now see Musk as an unfettered, even less polished version of the president; an agitator whose style and ambition has come to mirror Trump’s.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Disengaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengaged. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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