as in to divide
to set or force apart
disconnected the two parts of the light fixture
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Recent Examples of disconnect
Agyemang was disconnected and not particularly impressive during his extended run with the U.S. men’s national team through a pair of friendlies and then on their run to the 2025 Concacaf Gold Cup final.
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
When not in use, the whole rig can be disconnected from the trainer by hand, then hung up on the wall via an integrated hanger.
—New Atlas, 12 July 2025
During the transfer, the tube was disconnected from the patient’s airway, and staff were unable to re-establish it, the report said.
—Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
Having a backyard campout is the perfect excuse for disconnecting from the digital world and spending uninterrupted time with friends and family.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2025
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Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
When not in use, the whole rig can be disconnected from the trainer by hand, then hung up on the wall via an integrated hanger.
—New Atlas, 12 July 2025
During the transfer, the tube was disconnected from the patient’s airway, and staff were unable to re-establish it, the report said.
—Scott Schwebke, Oc Register, 12 July 2025
Having a backyard campout is the perfect excuse for disconnecting from the digital world and spending uninterrupted time with friends and family.
—Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disconnect
Verb
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Know the Signs Cucumbers are typically divided into two main categories: slicing cucumbers and pickling cucumbers.—
Lauren Landers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
12 July 2025
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Debate at meeting During the board meeting Thursday night, the room was divided between supporters of Mayer, advocates for the students who came forward, and former students who were against Mayer’s employment from being reinstated.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 July 2025
Verb
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Much depends on whether the resin can be separated from other wastes.—
LEW SICHELMAN,
Miami Herald,
10 July 2025
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The extension is fully separated from all auto, bicycle and pedestrian travel.—
Rowan Briggs,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
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The experts split into teams representing the U.S. and China, and each side was armed with the weapons that its country is thought to possess.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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If their parents died, the sisters would split their inheritance.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
Verb
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Fortunately, most cases of liver damage naturally resolve when people stop taking the turmeric.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 July 2025
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Beginning in late July 1942, in an apparent attempt to resolve some of these questions, a new version of the policy appeared.—
Tracy Slater
July 10,
Literary Hub,
10 July 2025
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This immediately severs the contractual and salary arrangement between the league and Duong, reportedly worth between $250k and $300k per year (depending on your source).—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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On June 11, a 9-year-old girl snorkeling off the coast of Boca Grande, Florida, on the state's Gulf Coast, sustained a gruesome shark bite that nearly severed her hand.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
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“Disconnect.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disconnect. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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