divorces 1 of 2

noun

Definition of divorcesnext
plural of divorce
as in breakups

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divorces

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of divorce
as in splits
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorces
  1. breakups
  2. separates
  3. severs
  4. separations
Noun
  • The 6-1, 172-pound cornerback started all 12 games for Washington State last season, leading the Cougars with four interceptions and eight pass breakups along with recording 32 tackles.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Canales also pointed out that Jackson and Horn are the best CB tandem in the league in terms of pass breakups.
    Joseph Person, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of breakups
Verb
  • The two teams meet Friday, and the betting spread separates them by only a few points — with OU as the close favorite.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
  • What separates the most successful retailers from those that go bankrupt?
    Peter Cohan, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of separates
Verb
  • In Season 1, one character severs her consciousness so as not to experience the pain of childbirth—so the only world her innie knows is giving birth and handing over her baby.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 18 Dec. 2024
  • The capture severs Assad’s primary connection with Jordan.
    Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of severs
Noun
  • However, those reports give few details about the reasons for the separations, especially in cases where parents have been flagged for national security reasons.
    Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Advocates do not disagree that sometimes separations are warranted, said Lee Gelernt, an ACLU attorney and the lead lawyer in the family separation lawsuit.
    Mica Rosenberg, ProPublica, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of separations
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divorces

divorcing

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