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
Watching the characters in this film choosing to cope, dissociate and self-soothe by tunefully expressing their thoughts and feelings — compositions that also marked the writer-director’s songwriting debut — brought me some comfort amid our ongoing dystopian news cycle.
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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
In some people, there can be multiple triggers, particularly if there is an underlying propensity to dissociate.
—Christina Caron, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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
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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Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2025
In some people, there can be multiple triggers, particularly if there is an underlying propensity to dissociate.
—Christina Caron, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissociate
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The new retrospective is divided into seven chapters that showcase different thematic or formal aspects of Abercrombie’s career, including the miniatures and still lifes that are often overlooked.—
Jeremy Lybarger,
ARTnews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The ethnic group, whose population is often put at between 10 and 15 million, resides on arid lands divided by the borders of Pakistan, Iran, and Afghanistan.—
Karl Vick,
TIME,
25 Mar. 2025
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The couple wed in Boca Raton, Fla., on Feb. 26, 2006, and had two sons, Benjamin, born in 2009, and Lincoln, born in 2010, before separating in 2012.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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Davis was already separated from Freddie’s mother at the time.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
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Growing up on the East Coast and splitting my time between New York and Charleston, I was surrounded by Old World America and these architectural buildings that held so much history, and had such a strong presence about them.—
Chelsea Davis,
Forbes.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The western teams should split and form a new conference with new rules, money and a tournament.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
28 Mar. 2025
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Republican Senator Steve Daines, of Montana, said a staffer tested the agency's main phone line and was disconnected twice before holding for an hour on the third try, only to be cut off again.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Without that strategic mindset, DEI risks becoming performative and, while well-intentioned, is ultimately disconnected from real impact.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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The audience is laughing at him for his inability to disassociate with a war which, by then, had already been over for three decades.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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But the most important part of the strategy will be disassociating the deep-blue state's Republican Party from Trump.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
21 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, China has seen a rise in patent filings for tools designed to cheaply and efficiently sever submarine cables—vital infrastructure that carries more than 95 percent of global communications.—
Kevin Sabet,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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For Gemma, who presumably doesn’t know that Mark is severed, this must have been incredibly distressing.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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“Dissociate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissociate. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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