as in to dissociate
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Recent Examples of disaffiliate
In 1914, for example, the white founders of the Assemblies of God, USA decided to disaffiliate from the predominantly Black Church of God in Christ.
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Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
In Arkansas, roughly onethird of all United Methodist congregations have either disaffiliated or disbanded in the past five years.
—Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024
In contrast, 1% of total churches disaffiliated in the two annual conferences that encompass California.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
But by another metric, the protests were successful: Columbia disaffiliated from the weapons think tank, the Institute for Defense Analyses, and scrapped the plans for the gym.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 May 2024
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Dara Delgado, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2024
In Arkansas, roughly onethird of all United Methodist congregations have either disaffiliated or disbanded in the past five years.
—Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024
In contrast, 1% of total churches disaffiliated in the two annual conferences that encompass California.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
But by another metric, the protests were successful: Columbia disaffiliated from the weapons think tank, the Institute for Defense Analyses, and scrapped the plans for the gym.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disaffiliate
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Physical activity monitors that can dissociate time and intensity might help future research unravel these associations more clearly.—
Jonathan G. Hakun,
Discover Magazine,
6 Dec. 2024
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Eat, Drink, and Be Mindful As a person recovering from an eating disorder, eating mindfully and not dissociating when food is around is an ongoing challenge.—
Alysse Dalessandro,
Health,
18 Dec. 2024
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Despite that, they got married in 2009 and divorced in 2016.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Belinda and Ali divorced in 1977; Ali and Porché married that same year, having two daughters, Hana and Laila, before divorcing nine years later.—
Mikal Gilmore,
Rolling Stone,
17 Jan. 2025
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Many users joined the app in early 2020, when the Covid-19 pandemic was otherwise isolating them from community and other creative outlets.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
19 Jan. 2025
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Advocates say the complaints show a persistent pattern of exploitation in an industry, with limited oversight, that employs some of the most vulnerable workers in the country — workers isolated, without social networks, who often don’t speak English.—
Ian Max Stevenson,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Jan. 2025
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Jubilee’s team mostly resolves contentious programming decisions through internal discussion and debate, which seems fitting.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2025
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Any lawsuits challenging attempts to wield government power would probably take years to resolve and offer little immediate comfort to those targeted.—
Byron Tau,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The pods can also be detached from the ring and attached directly together to form a train.—
Kimberley Snaith,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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This imbalance often leaves one partner feeling overburdened while the other becomes more passive or detached from the emotional weight of the relationship.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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While uncoupling from the RSN gave the Rangers control of their media destiny, the split from the parent company formerly known as Diamond Sports Group does not come without a cost.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
15 Jan. 2025
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This season’s expansion of the College Football Playoff from four teams to 12 and Ohio State’s place in the Big Ten, one of the sport’s two most powerful conferences, have afforded more leeway for losses and uncoupled the stakes of beating Michigan from the larger pursuit of a national title.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC News,
31 Dec. 2024
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The galleries are categorized according to three themes — religion, kingship, and society — and divided into historical eras: Predynastic, the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, the Late Kingdom, Ptolemaic (Greek) Egypt, and the Roman period.—
Kate McMahon,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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Americans largely support Trump's mass deportation plans, but are divided on how they should be carried out.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
24 Jan. 2025
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Over time, this disconnect leads to emotional isolation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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That disconnect centers at least in part on contract negotiations, as the Heat have not offered Butler a long-term contract extension at the money that Butler would find acceptable.—
Sam Vecenie,
The Athletic,
23 Jan. 2025
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