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as in objectivity
lack of favoritism toward one side or another
the judge showed commendable detachment when deciding the controversial case
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as in patrol
a small military unit with a special task or function
the general sent a detachment ahead to scout the enemy's position
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as in coldness
the absence of emotional involvement
his detachment allowed him a clearer perspective on the child custody case
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Recent Examples of detachment
This detachment can alienate customers, particularly those struggling with technology or those in vulnerable communities, like the elderly or disabled.
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Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The album invites listeners to experience a journey through love’s emotional spectrum—from the security and closeness of a relationship’s early stages to the eventual sense of detachment and heartbreak that may follow.
—Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
Unlike stress, burnout usually brings feelings of detachment or cynicism about your career.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
For David, that means a respectful sense of detachment, i.e., his usual modus operandi.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
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Nizan Geslevich Packin, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
The album invites listeners to experience a journey through love’s emotional spectrum—from the security and closeness of a relationship’s early stages to the eventual sense of detachment and heartbreak that may follow.
—Christopher Claxton, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2024
Unlike stress, burnout usually brings feelings of detachment or cynicism about your career.
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 24 Oct. 2024
For David, that means a respectful sense of detachment, i.e., his usual modus operandi.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detachment
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Appeal to logic and emotion. Build a foundation of objectivity and facts that stakeholders can comprehend, but don’t underestimate the emotional components of change.Camille Nicita, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024
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Feminist philosophers, like Martha Nussbaum and Annette Baier, offer an explanation for our refusal to relinquish it: The claim to objectivity offers us the dream of invulnerability.Sigal Samuel, Vox, 3 Dec. 2024
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Law enforcement can track patterns and increase patrols in areas with frequent incidents.Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
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His plan was nearly foiled by Canadian border patrol agents who were suspicious of his not having a driver's license, which had been ditched in his wallet in the lake.David K. Li, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
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The university told school leaders not to pick sides in political debates while adopting viewpoint neutrality in September.Jon Styf | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Dec. 2024
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The creation of the company represents one among many steps toward climate neutrality by 2030, as part of Boss’ sustainability pledge, which also includes achieving climate neutrality throughout its entire value chain by 2045.Martino Carrera, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
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Trap has a Hitchcockian setup, in which a serial killer (the wonderfully nervy Josh Hartnett) brings his daughter to a pop concert and then must escape a battalion of police who are after him, without giving away his secret.David Sims, The Atlantic, 9 Dec. 2024
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Part of a guarantor force—such as air defense and combat air patrols or a spearhead battalion to serve in a training role—could even be deployed while the war is still underway.Elie Tenenbaum, Foreign Affairs, 3 Dec. 2024
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In the play’s most striking image, the dead sit in the Grover’s Corners graveyard in rows—rather like a theatre audience—watching the living with quiet dispassion.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2024
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Nell shows a remarkable understanding of the song, a sense of dispassion that is both beautiful and chilling.Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
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India, an avatar of forceful neutralism early on, saw its influence diminished by regional conflict and domestic troubles.Erez Manela, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2021
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Globalizing impulses helped bring about a flourishing of neutralism.Leo Robson, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2016
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Air National Guard squadron Maryland won’t easily surrender NFL’s Commanders; state pursues D.C.Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 Dec. 2024
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Similar tactics were also used in air warfare, perhaps most famously by the elite WWII Pathfinder squadrons.David Hambling, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
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Sauerbrunn was also part of the squad which took home the Olympic gold medal at London 2012, and a key member of the bronze-winning team at Tokyo 2020.Jamie Barton, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
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The report found that the squads of New Zealand, Brazil, Colombia and Nigeria all had players who had made fewer than ten appearances over the course of the year leading up to the tournament.Asif Burhan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Detachment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detachment. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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