1
as in to separate
to set or force apart
disjoint the parts of a chicken for frying
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2
as in to disrupt
to undo the proper order or arrangement of
the author deliberately disjoints his narrative in favor of a more impressionistic account of the war
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Recent Examples of disjoint
The business of higher education has become disjointed from its purpose.
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Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The concern is that this group leans into that last category too much and the offense looks disjointed, a common flaw of Calipari’s worst teams.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Toothless Minnesota’s attack was especially disjointed in the first half and head Eric Ramsay subbed in forward Tani Oluwaseyi for midfielder Robin Lod and exchanged wingbacks Julian Gressel for Bongi Hlongwane at halftime.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
Both have been mired in complicated and disjointed funding systems and accusations that the government neglected traditional knowledge.
—Emily Schwing, ProPublica, 29 May 2025
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Matthew Scogin, Forbes.com, 10 June 2025
The concern is that this group leans into that last category too much and the offense looks disjointed, a common flaw of Calipari’s worst teams.
—Cj Moore, New York Times, 2 June 2025
Toothless Minnesota’s attack was especially disjointed in the first half and head Eric Ramsay subbed in forward Tani Oluwaseyi for midfielder Robin Lod and exchanged wingbacks Julian Gressel for Bongi Hlongwane at halftime.
—Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 29 May 2025
Both have been mired in complicated and disjointed funding systems and accusations that the government neglected traditional knowledge.
—Emily Schwing, ProPublica, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disjoint
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What also helps separate their value is that Dobson’s a righty, to complement Hutson’s left-handedness.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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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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Underneath the fun exterior, Red Bull was serious about its ambitions of disrupting F1’s front-runners and assembling a team that was capable of winning a championship.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
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The industry’s year of strikes in 2023 also disrupted the flow of Hollywood movie releases to the local multiplex.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
11 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
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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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Amazon $650 Samsung $650 Best Buy Not to be confused with the Galaxy S24 series, this midrange smartphone from late 2024 has some elements of the flagship phone, but makes some sacrifices to get the price down.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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Hence, Nicole left the party, despondent at having been rejected and confused at the cold reception.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
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In spring 2025, American Cruise Lines started to end many of its Columbia and Snake River itineraries—which retrace the path of the Lewis and Clark expedition—at the Lewiston port; the line will split itineraries between Lewiston and its twin city, Clarkston, Washington, just across the river.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
14 July 2025
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If their parents died, the sisters would split their inheritance.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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However, infrared videography can help record what’s going on on the beach without disturbing the turtles or crabs.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
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The first beaver to be released in this project was trapped at Arlington Wildlife Area along the Gila River after causing land management issues, like clogging pipes and disturbing irrigation infrastructure.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
8 July 2025
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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
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Prosecutors alleged Kelsey illegally shuffled money from his state senate campaigin committee to his federal campaign.—
Melissa Brown,
The Tennessean,
2 July 2025
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Each of these had a variable number of lithium atoms at each of the corners of these structures, and molecular simulations showed that lithium ions could readily move between these locations, allowing the material to shuffle ions around rapidly.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
26 June 2025
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“Disjoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disjoint. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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