as in severed
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as in divided
to set or force apart
during the cold war East and West Berlin were sundered by an impenetrable wall
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Adjective
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After the lukewarm reception to Star Wars Outlaws (which itself was at the center of the exhausting online discourse), and a divided fan base, Shadows’ value for the company can’t be understated.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
23 Jan. 2025 -
Yet, a divided Senate advanced Pete Hegseth's nomination as Secretary of Defense in a 51-to-49 vote, largely along party lines.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 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
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The project received preliminary approval in August with a split vote of 3-2, in which Mayor Christi Fraga and Councilman Rafael Pineyro voted against it.—
Verónica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
16 Jan. 2025
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Like monstera, split leaf philodendron has giant, shapely green leaves that bring a whimsical, maximalist feel to a room.—
Leanne Potts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2025
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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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Avoid the pitfalls of becoming a leader who seems entitled or disconnected from the daily challenges of their teams.—
Joseph Edgar,
Forbes,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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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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In November, two fiber-optic Baltic Sea cables were severed.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
31 Dec. 2024
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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
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“Sundered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sundered. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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