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Recent Examples of dissociation
These people are identified as having cognitive motor dissociation, a type of covert consciousness.
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Mariana Lenharo & Nature Magazine, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2025
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Despite Turkish objections, in 2015, the Obama Administration partnered with the Syrian Kurdish militias, armed them, and instructed them to rebrand themselves as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to convey dissociation from the PKK.
—Ragip Soylu, Time, 18 July 2025
What began as dissociation, a kind of trauma response, would become a program for art and life.
—Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Various factors can influence dissociation, such as social and mainstream media and generational iniquities inherited from observing household relationships between family members.
—Maisha Standifer, Essence, 16 May 2025
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Mariana Lenharo & Nature Magazine, Scientific American, 6 Aug. 2025
Read More: The Lingering Shadow of India’s Painful Partition
Despite Turkish objections, in 2015, the Obama Administration partnered with the Syrian Kurdish militias, armed them, and instructed them to rebrand themselves as the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) to convey dissociation from the PKK.
—Ragip Soylu, Time, 18 July 2025
What began as dissociation, a kind of trauma response, would become a program for art and life.
—Charlie Lee, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
Various factors can influence dissociation, such as social and mainstream media and generational iniquities inherited from observing household relationships between family members.
—Maisha Standifer, Essence, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissociation
Noun
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Rumors have swirled about personal and financial tensions that led to the dissolution of their professional relationship.—
Brittany Spanos,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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Khloe Park, who formerly used the name Khloe Couleé, also posted about the dissolution of her relationship with her drag mother on Instagram, taking her thoughts to the grid.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
4 Sep. 2025
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Jihaad Campbell played 92 percent of the defensive snaps in his NFL debut, finishing with a pass breakup and helping force a game-changing fumble.—
Zach Berman,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Things took a turn when Gary recently went through a breakup and asked her to stay over for emotional support.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Dissociation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissociation. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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