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as in separated
to set or force apart
disapproving parents who were willing to do anything to sever the young lovers
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Recent Examples of severed
Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
Iran’s land bridge to Hezbollah has been severed by the fall of Syria’s Assad regime.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
The trap severed his hind leg above the foot, forcing Jacob to adapt to life on three limbs.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Those data cables -- one running between Finland and Germany and the other between Lithuania and Sweden -- were severed in November.
—Lorne Cook The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
The bullet passed through her right eye and severed an artery in her brain, causing a massive stroke.
—Elise Wrabetz, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2024
But the two countries have not severed diplomatic ties, Jean-Pierre Godbout, a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada, told USA TODAY.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
With Assad’s collapse, this supply line has been severed, isolating Hezbollah and disrupting the axis of resistance’s geographical connectivity.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
What's New A Sacramento man was charged with murder after local law enforcement allegedly found his 1-year-old son's head severed from his body.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Verb
In November, two fiber-optic Baltic Sea cables were severed.
—Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Dec. 2024
Iran’s land bridge to Hezbollah has been severed by the fall of Syria’s Assad regime.
—Dina Kraft, The Christian Science Monitor, 30 Dec. 2024
The trap severed his hind leg above the foot, forcing Jacob to adapt to life on three limbs.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Those data cables -- one running between Finland and Germany and the other between Lithuania and Sweden -- were severed in November.
—Lorne Cook The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Dec. 2024
The bullet passed through her right eye and severed an artery in her brain, causing a massive stroke.
—Elise Wrabetz, NBC news, 25 Dec. 2024
But the two countries have not severed diplomatic ties, Jean-Pierre Godbout, a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada, told USA TODAY.
—Nate Trela, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
With Assad’s collapse, this supply line has been severed, isolating Hezbollah and disrupting the axis of resistance’s geographical connectivity.
—Hamidreza Azizi, Foreign Affairs, 23 Dec. 2024
What's New A Sacramento man was charged with murder after local law enforcement allegedly found his 1-year-old son's head severed from his body.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for severed
Adjective
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Expecting an easy ride, Tom discovers a divided nation and a class of unteachable students.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Mar. 2025
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But in a deeply divided nation, Parliament’s decision to impeach him has also galvanized the political right.—
Choe Sang-Hun,
New York Times,
22 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Data held in qubits is affected by data held in other qubits, even when physically separated.—
Chuck Brooks,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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Then the dancers disappeared, too, except for Abraham and a couple, who separated and lapped the stage one last time before leaving.—
Jennifer Homans,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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In fact, lots of people are feeling distanced or disconnected, and want to know how to start a friend group.—
Tracy Brower,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
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Traditional metrics, like closing all service tickets or hitting sales quotas, often feel like top-down mandates disconnected from employees’ intrinsic motivations.—
Rasmus Holst,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Within a few years, the two parted ways, splitting their business interests.—
Matthew Schneier,
Vulture,
29 Jan. 2025
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In a lively celebration of whiskers and wit, a man dressed as Moses stands on stage, holding the Ten Commandments before a sea of parted beards and mustaches inside Detroit's historic Masonic Temple.—
David Rodriguez Muñoz,
Detroit Free Press,
5 Oct. 2024
Verb
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Women often lose income, take on the bulk of caregiving, and carry the invisible labor of rebuilding a life, while men complain of the long-tail financial consequences of alimony, support payments, and assets split down the middle.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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The workplace is splitting in two: those who know how to collaborate with AI, and those who don't.—
Benjamin Laker,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The fossil record is discontinuous at the Atapuerca site and in Western Europe as a whole, indicating that there were likely long periods without human presence.—
Evan Bush,
NBC News,
12 Mar. 2025
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As President-elect Trump approaches the second half of his discontinuous presidency, Americans seem cool to his signature economic proposal: steep new tariffs on America’s most important trading partners.—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes,
13 Jan. 2025
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“Severed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severed. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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