as in to separate
to set or force apart
the company tried to disassociate itself from the rest of the industry, which is widely viewed as corrupt
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Recent Examples of disassociate
For further protection, after six months, your request history is disassociated from the random identifier, Apple says.
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Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
In the wake of the cancellations, Washington’s Capital Pride Alliance has disassociated itself from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
—Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Following the cancelations, Washington’s Capital Pride Alliance disassociated from the Kennedy Center.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
Some people are able to disassociate the act from the emotion, but others struggle with this, and that’s okay.
—Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 23 Apr. 2025
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Kate O'Flaherty, Forbes.com, 8 May 2025
In the wake of the cancellations, Washington’s Capital Pride Alliance has disassociated itself from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.
—Ashraf Khalil, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2025
Following the cancelations, Washington’s Capital Pride Alliance disassociated from the Kennedy Center.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2025
Some people are able to disassociate the act from the emotion, but others struggle with this, and that’s okay.
—Jennifer Adams, StyleCaster, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassociate
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
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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For young people often disconnected from professional networks or mentors, Dream Reach Inspire aims to close that gap, one relationship at a time.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 July 2025
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If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
14 July 2025
Verb
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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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Our book, The Price of Our Values: The Economic Limits of Moral Life argues that our moral decisions cannot be dissociated from economic considerations.—
HEC Paris Insights,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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The servings come from the ether, a bottomless well of mushy, purposeless, dissociated slop.—
Emma Goldberg,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Verb
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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
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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“Disassociate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassociate. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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