as in separating
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 divorcing
The former couple adopted two children together — Isabella and Connor — before divorcing in 2001.
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 6 Jan. 2026
Oscar-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow revealed she was fired from a movie after divorcing from Chris Martin.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Jan. 2026
Reynolds went on to marry Harry Karl in 1960, divorcing the businessman in 1973, and real estate agent Richard Hamlett in 1984, divorcing him in 1996.
—Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 2 Jan. 2026
Harp, who lived about twenty minutes down the road and ran a volunteer animal shelter in Austin, had planned carefully for parenthood, building a comfortable life with a lucrative job at a construction company after divorcing her husband more than a decade earlier.
—Lauren Hilgers, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Financial planners strongly recommend that divorcing couples complete a qualified domestic relations order, or QDRO.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025
Victor Posner, a prominent Miami businessman, was divorcing his younger wife, a former salesgirl.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
In that film, Dern played lawyer Nora Fanshaw, who fights for Scarlett Johansson’s Nicole, who is divorcing her husband, Charlie, played by Adam Driver.
—Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2025
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban are divorcing.
—Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for divorcing
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The backpack itself is crafted from a durable, water-resistant, anti-abrasion material, and includes a wet pocket for separating damp items or dirty laundry.—
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This was such a tedious process that Saint Ignatius College Prep had its own recycling club that mainly involved spending Fridays after school sitting on a classroom floor and separating the recyclables the school had generated throughout the week.—
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The debate within the Democratic coalition is already bigger and louder, dividing moderates in swing states from progressives elated by Mamdani's rocket to victory in the nation's largest city.—
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One was a real human blastocysts, which contain about 100 to 200 rapidly dividing cells.—
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Decades ago, some wealthier Venezuelans began splitting their time between South Florida and their home country, gradually spending more and more time.—
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After dribbling once with his right hand, Brown unleashed a Eurostep to his left, splitting the two Raptors players.—
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The dangers of disconnecting Leaving the money to be handled by one spouse leaves your family vulnerable.—
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There’s nothing better than disconnecting from the world—and hopefully, your phone—on a long walk outside.—
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“Divorcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/divorcing. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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