1
as in to remove
to take (something) away from or off of something else to which it is joined
Detach the lower portion of the invoice and send it back with your payment.
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2
as in to disengage
to avoid engaging with or participating in something
They were reticent people, completely detached from social life.
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Recent Examples of detach
The top of a black coat can be detached to make a cropped jacket, while a white shirt features a button-off back.
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Joelle Diderich, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
When detached from the tuber, some slips may have roots and some not.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
It was easily detached and reapplied while also retaining its adhesion.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2025
When the wing detached, 6,000 pounds of jet fuel onboard sprayed out leading to a fire and explosion.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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Joelle Diderich, WWD, 6 Mar. 2025
When detached from the tuber, some slips may have roots and some not.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 6 Mar. 2025
It was easily detached and reapplied while also retaining its adhesion.
—Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 27 Mar. 2025
When the wing detached, 6,000 pounds of jet fuel onboard sprayed out leading to a fire and explosion.
—Alexandra Skores, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detach
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Note that synthetic data is not about replacing real data but augmenting it to remove bottlenecks and drive AI innovation.—
Aditi Godbole,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Quantum internet removes that risk by ensuring only the sender and receiver can read a message, so not even the hosting platform can access it.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
FOXNews.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Transatlantic relations between the US and the EU are strained, marked by acute friction, while the US disengages from several UN agencies, signaling a retreat from global cooperation.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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About three minutes after the pilot was told to descend to 4,000 feet at his discretion, the autopilot disengaged at 99 knots, then dropped within seconds to 70 knots and was at about 3,100 feet, the report says.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2025
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Heading into final rotation, the two championship hopefuls were separated by just 0.075.—
Henry Chappell,
Kansas City Star,
17 Apr. 2025
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After Wednesday’s win in Chicago, only one road win over the Hawks separates the Heat from making the playoffs for the sixth straight season.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
17 Apr. 2025
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That changed in 2021 under former Mayor Lori Lightfoot, as part of an effort to disentangle finances between the city and the district.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Feb. 2025
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This isn’t one of those Marvel movies that fans had begun to trash for getting swallowed up by CGI and strangled by too many multiverse tentacles to disentangle.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
12 Feb. 2025
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The city is divided along sectarian lines: The south is home mostly to Sunni Muslims, while the northern neighborhoods are mostly Alawite.—
Christina Goldbaum,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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Passengers are divided on the appropriateness of removing shoes during flights, citing comfort versus hygiene and safety.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Outreach workers who live among farmworkers are withdrawing a little, too.—
Amy Maxmen | KFF Health News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2025
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After heated arguments and several conversations in chambers, Weinstein’s team agreed to withdraw the motion, so long as a stipulation was given to the jury about the notetaking.—
Caitlin Huston,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Apr. 2025
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Women often lose income, take on the bulk of caregiving, and carry the invisible labor of rebuilding a life, while men complain of the long-tail financial consequences of alimony, support payments, and assets split down the middle.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
10 Apr. 2025
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The remaining $7 million would have been split between refurbishment efforts at the the Vaile Mansion, Bingham-Waggoner Estate and Truman Memorial Building.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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Fires are not a material risk, and neither are the crowds fleeing them.—
Rascal Kemble-Curry,
New York Daily News,
22 Mar. 2025
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In Venezuela and Nicaragua, repressive regimes have also prompted a humanitarian crisis that has forced millions to flee.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Detach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detach. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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