as in splits
to set or force apart
in your head you need to divorce your wishes and fantasies from the realities of the world as it is
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Recent Examples of divorces
Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
McEntire played Reba Hart, a divorced mom who tries to keep her family together after her husband divorces her for his dental hygienist.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorces
Noun
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Kody reflected on his own divorces in a confessional, and lamented how messy the breakups became.—
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Defensive tackle Chris Jones added a pair of sacks, and cornerback Kristian Fulton had three pass breakups.—
Verb
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According to Harper's Bazaar, the royal family splits their time between the Amalienborg Palace in Copenhagen and the Chancellery House at Fredensborg Palace, located on the island of Zealand in Denmark.—
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Clarke, whose splits and underlying numbers were dominant again, set up Fiala for two shot attempts, the second of which generated a rebound and created a scramble.—
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The drama that sometimes follows their dissolutions speaks to a broader uncertainty in the air about how gay couples should be.—
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On the other side of the great river that divides them, the Republic of the Congo has led a somewhat less eventful existence.—
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Continue reading … DIVIDED HALLS – Johnson insists US 'not at war' after closed-door Venezuela briefing divides lawmakers.—
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The right’s schisms were on full display during AmericaFest, Turning Point USA’s annual conference, which took place in Phoenix this past weekend.—
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But the debate over how to regulate AI has caused schisms not only in the industry but also within the conservative movement and Republican party.—
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What separates toxic ambition, for you, from the simple act of wanting something and trying to get it?—
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The design will retain the outdoor sculpture garden, but the garden would include a new free-to-all arts education center and reading room, and the tall steel fencing that now separates the garden from the public along El Prado and near the Old Globe theater campus would be removed.—
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Alberta’s original Nordic spa disconnects bathers from technology while connecting them to the great outdoors.—
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Might be the same WiFi issue, but CarPlay constantly disconnects and music often times has micro skips.—
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Is Bi commenting on the technological ruptures of the sound era?—
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Recent research indicates such degeneration can be a huge factor in Achilles ruptures.—
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“Divorces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divorces. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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