detaches

present tense third-person singular of detach
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Verb
  • And when a particularly nasty blind removes your go-to hand (mine is a full house), there’s no greater or more satisfying challenge than having to pivot to a completely new strategy mid-run.
    Scott Robertson, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Congress should consider passing legislation that removes Title IV eligibility from universities that agree to student demands to boycott or divest from Israel, the report said.
    Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Earlier this season, Erik ten Hag, men’s first-team manager at the time, had a wall set up that separates the men’s and women’s pitches to provide privacy around tactics, especially given the number of visitors watching academy games at Carrington on weekends.
    Charlotte Harpur, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
  • The horizon at the top of the image separates Earth's atmosphere from the vast darkness of space, a reminder of the ISS's unique position, which at this point was some 255 miles above the ground.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • In this Danish Oscar-winner, Babette, a chef, flees violence in France and comes to work for two saintly sisters leading a flock of believers in 19th century Denmark.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Syrians take to the streets in jubilation as Bashar al Assad reportedly flees.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • With fewer women in assistant coaching roles, the pool of experienced candidates for head coaching positions naturally shrinks.
    Lindsey Darvin, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • The multiple shrinks with the new TV deals kicking in for 2025-26.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 18 Dec. 2024
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