divorced 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of divorcednext
as in separated

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divorced

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verb

past tense of divorce
as in divided
to set or force apart in your head you need to divorce your wishes and fantasies from the realities of the world as it is

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  1. separated
  2. split
  3. disconnected
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  • Students would have sat on the floor rather than at desks and they wouldn’t have been separated by grade and skill level, like today.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Learning is divided into grades and separated by age and aptitude.
    Sara Novak, Discover Magazine, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of separated
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  • The two take the reins of the company as its corporate parent splits itself in two, keeping the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, the Bravo cable network, theme parks and movie operations in one entity and a passel of cable networks and digital properties in the other.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The court recognized and held that the union’s regulations could and did govern the agents’ business entity, a decision which splits from the NFLPA’s regulation of agents.
    Chris Deubert, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
Definition of split
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  • There’s also the perpetual maintenance costs and the chance your road map might lead you into the wilderness, disconnected from the tech mainstream.
    Claus Jepsen, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • President Biden’s position on the dispute has been reflexively pro-union and disconnected from actual events.
    The Editors, National Review, 3 Oct. 2024
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divorce

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divorcement

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