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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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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 base of the razor is made from a biodegradable material, so it's encouraged to detach the blade from the base in order to recycle the majority of the tool.
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Madison Yauger, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Venom detaches from Eddie to save him and ensnares the xenophages with his gooey body.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
The helicopter's main rotor detached from the collision and the aircraft plummeted to the ground.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2024
Some medications, including antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs like Aleve (naproxen), can cause a toenail to detach or fall off after exposure to sunlight.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 21 Oct. 2024
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Madison Yauger, People.com, 11 Oct. 2024
Venom detaches from Eddie to save him and ensnares the xenophages with his gooey body.
—Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
The helicopter's main rotor detached from the collision and the aircraft plummeted to the ground.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2024
Some medications, including antibiotics and anti-inflammatory drugs like Aleve (naproxen), can cause a toenail to detach or fall off after exposure to sunlight.
—Lindsay Curtis, Health, 21 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for detach
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detach
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Next week: Mesa Ridge at Montrose, TBA No. 3 Pueblo West beat No. 19 Golden, 49-7: Two weeks removed from their first loss of the season, the Cyclones ended a streak of three straight Round of 16 exits with a rout of Golden.Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, 17 Nov. 2024
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If the credit is removed, the EV transition will likely be hit hard, as prices on numerous models will effectively increase.William Gavin, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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Take time to rest and recuperate, but don’t disengage.Allie Volpe, Vox, 11 Nov. 2024
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As a result, the natural response to a cascade of lies is to become cynical and to disengage from politics altogether.Barbara McQuade, TIME, 6 Nov. 2024
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Gong then drove each victim’s Tesla to separate desert areas and burned them, the DA’s office said.Dennis Romero, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
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In District 1, John Park and Melinda Liu have pulled away from three other candidates in the race, but the two of them were separated by just 57 votes out of more than 14,900 votes tallied as of Friday night.Jonathan Horwitz, Orange County Register, 8 Nov. 2024
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Hang up your beach towels and disentangle yourself from your pool noodle because the Vacation Alliance is in trouble!Emma Sharpe, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2024
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This is undoubtedly true of some, and racial prejudice can be hard to disentangle from economic concerns.Eyal Press, The New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2024
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Lacking a tie-breaking vote could delay action at the FTC, such as when the commission was divided over 7-Eleven’s $21 billion purchase of Speedway stores in 2021.William Gavin, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
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For months leading up to the 2024 election, polling demonstrated that Americans were sharply divided on the United States’ responsibility to support Ukraine.Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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The recommendations are quite broad, so the Section recommends that Treasury withdraw and reissue the current Proposed TOI Regulations with a requirement that reporting would be required only for TOIs entered into on or after the re-proposal occurs.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
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Two works, a Diane Arbus photo and an Eric Fischl painting, were withdrawn, presumably for lack of interest.Brian Boucher for ArtNews, Robb Report, 23 Nov. 2024
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The two take the reins of the company as its corporate parent splits itself in two, keeping the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, the Bravo cable network, theme parks and movie operations in one entity and a passel of cable networks and digital properties in the other.Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Nov. 2024
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Morgan says outsiders — like tech entrepreneur Beto Altamirano and former Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos — have an upper hand, in part because support among current councilmembers will be split.Megan Stringer, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
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In late September, Hamza had reluctantly fled his village, a few miles from the border with Israel.Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Both suspects then fled toward a car driven by a third man.Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Detach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detach. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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