as in to divide
to set or force apart
attempts to dissociate herself from her troubled past
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Although some members of the city council were keen to dissociate the city from its Nazi links by appealing to a more distant, medieval past, others thought this smacked of dishonesty and deception.
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Richard J. Evans, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
After that, Ella began to dissociate into younger parts more often during therapy.
—Rebecca J. Lester, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
But in her embodiment of a woman succumbing to cognitive dissonance in order to dissociate from her offenses, Onetto (with an assist from Martel’s camerawork) gestures moreover at a bourgeois class willfully detached from the adversity that surrounds them.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
In addition, the U.S. should start treating Israel as a normal country, supporting it when its goals align and dissociating itself when Israeli leaders pursue policies that undermine U.S. interests.
—Daniel Depetris, TIME, 27 July 2024
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Richard J. Evans, Foreign Affairs, 12 Dec. 2017
After that, Ella began to dissociate into younger parts more often during therapy.
—Rebecca J. Lester, Scientific American, 1 June 2023
But in her embodiment of a woman succumbing to cognitive dissonance in order to dissociate from her offenses, Onetto (with an assist from Martel’s camerawork) gestures moreover at a bourgeois class willfully detached from the adversity that surrounds them.
—Indiewire Staff, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2024
In addition, the U.S. should start treating Israel as a normal country, supporting it when its goals align and dissociating itself when Israeli leaders pursue policies that undermine U.S. interests.
—Daniel Depetris, TIME, 27 July 2024
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Megalopolis premiered in competition in Cannes this year and divided audiences with its widely ambitious storytelling and stylistic choices.Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Oct. 2024
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The image tells McQueen’s story: here is a nation, and a defense effort, divided against itself.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2024
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High-altitude rivalry The blurry boundaries through the Himalayan peaks and plateaus separating China and its southern neighbors are often relics of imperial era agreements and nomadic routes – now charged with the nationalist rhetoric and military might of New Delhi and Beijing.Simone McCarthy, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
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Still, the line separating sports and politics is growing thinner and thinner.Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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It is often given in a single 1,000 microgram dose, but it can be split into two doses on the same day to avoid nausea.Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 30 Oct. 2024
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Amazon emerged in July as a significant rightsholder in the NBA’s newest media deal, which commences next year and also splits games among NBCUniversal and Disney.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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And many times, the bad guys are impersonating your bank, threatening to disconnect your electricity or gas, tempting you with tax relief, or impersonating the Internal Revenue Service or Social Security Administration.Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 29 Oct. 2024
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Leaders driven by this fear prioritize being liked over the business’s daily needs, often disconnecting from the day-to-day needs of the company.Marina Suholutsky, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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On Monday, Whoopi Goldberg, 68, prefaced Hostin’s segment by saying that Trump released a statement disassociating himself from Hinchcliffe’s comments.Angel Saunders, People.com, 29 Oct. 2024
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The perfect free day is literally sitting in my house and doing nothing, turning on reality shows and disassociating a little.Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Oct. 2024
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The island severed ties to the People’s Republic of China in 1949 when Nationalist movement leader Chiang Kai-shek and his republican government took the former Japanese colony as a stronghold amid the growing Communist revolution led by Mao Zedong.Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Oct. 2024
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High-tech surveillance of Tibetans, and the fortification of the border, has all but severed their escape route into Nepal, where ethnic Tibetans also live.New York Times, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2024
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“Dissociate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissociate. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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