as in to divide
to set or force apart
attempts to dissociate herself from her troubled past
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Recent Examples of dissociate
The signing was agreed with former sporting director Mateu Alemany still in that role, but Deco can’t be dissociated from the deal at all.
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Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
As Richard explains the side effects of Chloe’s upcoming radiation treatment, including potential reproductive issues, Mika starts dissociating.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
In covert consciousness, the very foundation of our experience as humans, our consciousness, is dissociated from our behavior.
—Jan Claassen, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2022
The answer is important because if religion is dissociated from culture, religious fundamentalism will become both more globalized and more diluted, and mainstream culture will become even more secular.
—Karen Barkey, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2011
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Pol Ballús, The Athletic, 2 Aug. 2024
As Richard explains the side effects of Chloe’s upcoming radiation treatment, including potential reproductive issues, Mika starts dissociating.
—Laura Bradley, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
In covert consciousness, the very foundation of our experience as humans, our consciousness, is dissociated from our behavior.
—Jan Claassen, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2022
The answer is important because if religion is dissociated from culture, religious fundamentalism will become both more globalized and more diluted, and mainstream culture will become even more secular.
—Karen Barkey, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2011
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On Monday, the US government announced a new round of regulations on global AI chip exports, dividing the world into roughly three tiers of access.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
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The number is calculated by dividing births in a year by the average population for the year.Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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French Press: The French press is a pot with that steeps the coffee grounds before separating it with a plunger.Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2025
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In some areas, no more than the width of a suburban lawn separates the project from the retreat.Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 10 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
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This $21-billion fund is split equally between shareholders and utility customers.Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2025
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That library was the hub of the community, and losing it will disconnect the community further.R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Battery packs must be disconnected during security inspection.Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
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While Bush has had his issues with the NCAA, USC being on the lawsuit raised some eyebrows as their relationship seemed to have been patched up in recent years after the decade the school was forced to disassociate with him.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 23 Sep. 2024
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Social media is full of posts of women share stories of spending hours doom-scrolling through news, ruminating over the future of reproductive rights, or disassociating from daily tasks.Elizabeth Pearson, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
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Mark Crew shot his wife in 1982, while an accomplice severed her head.Sharon Bernstein, Sacramento Bee, 14 Jan. 2025
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Legislation must outlaw ransom payments, severing a critical funding stream for cyberterrorists and criminals.Emil Sayegh, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Dissociate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissociate. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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