as in to divide
to set or force apart
attempted to disunite the members of the club by vicious gossip
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Recent Examples of disunite
When the state is weak and the people disunited, as under Boris Yeltsin, the West exploits and weakens Russia and its people.
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Michael S. Neiberg, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
The moment, halfway through the king’s coronation, was a striking image of a family disunited and a reminder of the differing paths the two royal brothers have taken in the last three years.
—Max Colchester, wsj.com, 7 May 2023
Liberals, Lilla laments, have : lost themselves in the thickets of identity politics and developed a resentful, disuniting rhetoric of difference to match it.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2017
Post-Trump, the Republican party will likely be disunited.
—Elliot Kaufman, National Review, 13 July 2017
Michael S. Neiberg, Washington Post, 12 June 2023
The moment, halfway through the king’s coronation, was a striking image of a family disunited and a reminder of the differing paths the two royal brothers have taken in the last three years.
—Max Colchester, wsj.com, 7 May 2023
Liberals, Lilla laments, have : lost themselves in the thickets of identity politics and developed a resentful, disuniting rhetoric of difference to match it.
—David Frum, The Atlantic, 18 Sep. 2017
Post-Trump, the Republican party will likely be disunited.
—Elliot Kaufman, National Review, 13 July 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disunite
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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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Originally, Senate Republicans wanted to divide Trump’s agenda into two parts: pass the border and defense portions now and handle tax reform later in the year.—
David Sivak,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
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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At the time the law was passed, civil society inside Russia itself was split.—
Anastasiya Zavyalova,
The Conversation,
28 Mar. 2025
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Followers were split in the comment section of his video.—
Sabrina Weiss,
People.com,
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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“Disunite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disunite. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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