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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
Sarah El Deeb, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The alliance is led by a former senior Al Qaeda militant who severed ties with the extremist group years ago and has promised representative government and religious tolerance.
—Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Herr had wondered whether the muscles severed in an amputation could be meaningfully connected again.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
After 11 years of republican rule, the restoration of the monarchy meant more than just the public display of Oliver Cromwell’s exhumed and severed head outside of Westminster.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2024
Syrian Insurgents Capture Four Towns, Push Toward Hama The SDF had also attempted to secure defensive positions in majority-Kurdish areas of Aleppo, Tel Rifaat and al-Shibah, but rebels appear to have severed links between these regions and the AANES.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
In a development that showed both an admission of making the wrong hire and a willingness to quickly pivot, Foster severed ties with Bieniemy on Thursday after their one season together produced across-the-board struggles on offense.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The case echoed a similar episode last year, when a Chinese container ship, also dragging its anchor over the Baltic Sea bed, severed a Russian fiber-optic cable.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
The two cables – one named Arelion, which links Finland and Germany, and the other named C-Lion 1 connecting Sweden to Lithuania – were severed within 24 hours of each other on November 17 and 18.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
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The alliance is led by a former senior al-Qaida militant who severed ties with the extremist group years ago and has promised representative government and religious tolerance.
—Sarah El Deeb, arkansasonline.com, 10 Dec. 2024
The alliance is led by a former senior Al Qaeda militant who severed ties with the extremist group years ago and has promised representative government and religious tolerance.
—Sarah El Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Herr had wondered whether the muscles severed in an amputation could be meaningfully connected again.
—Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
After 11 years of republican rule, the restoration of the monarchy meant more than just the public display of Oliver Cromwell’s exhumed and severed head outside of Westminster.
—Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Dec. 2024
Syrian Insurgents Capture Four Towns, Push Toward Hama The SDF had also attempted to secure defensive positions in majority-Kurdish areas of Aleppo, Tel Rifaat and al-Shibah, but rebels appear to have severed links between these regions and the AANES.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
In a development that showed both an admission of making the wrong hire and a willingness to quickly pivot, Foster severed ties with Bieniemy on Thursday after their one season together produced across-the-board struggles on offense.
—Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
The case echoed a similar episode last year, when a Chinese container ship, also dragging its anchor over the Baltic Sea bed, severed a Russian fiber-optic cable.
—Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
The two cables – one named Arelion, which links Finland and Germany, and the other named C-Lion 1 connecting Sweden to Lithuania – were severed within 24 hours of each other on November 17 and 18.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 29 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for severed
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The divided region has remained a flashpoint for nearly half a century, including throughout the ongoing 14-month war between Israel and the Palestinian Hamas movement, which has been backed by Iran and its Axis of Resistance coalition, of which Syria was a member.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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Just more than 1 in 4 respondents said the country will become more divided, while another 19 percent don’t think the matter will change at all, according to the poll.Filip Timotija, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
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The Malibu Village mall is separated from the coast by two rows of houses, a golf course and Pacific Coast Highway, yet is still at risk because of its proximity to not just the ocean but also Malibu Lagoon.Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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But while ponytail holders and bobby pins might fare well when given the clear Ziploc baggie treatment, delicate bracelets, earrings, and necklaces can quickly get knotted with other pieces if they’re not separated.Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 10 Dec. 2024
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The patient pulled up the leg of his jeans and disconnected his metal ankle prosthesis from the socket.Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
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We’re disconnected from our animal self.Katcy Stephan, Variety, 7 Dec. 2024
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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
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Feldman’s attorneys said that’s when Wheeler gave him the tools and the two parted ways, but prosecutors said Feldman got into Wheeler’s Honda Accord, leaving his own phone behind in his car.Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
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The two teams split in the regular season last year, but Conard beat Glastonbury in the CCC quarterfinals.Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 17 Dec. 2024
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The responses were also split along party lines, with a fair amount of Democrats finding the killing acceptable compared to very few Republicans and independents.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 17 Dec. 2024
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About 19,000 people had to flee the city, which is in an area with discontinuous permafrost.Evan Bush, NBC News, 10 Dec. 2024
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Both Trump and Harris are tapping into a long, if discontinuous, tradition across America’s history of government investments working alongside private industry to spur innovation and economic development.Steven Tian, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Severed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/severed. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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