as in to divide
to set or force apart
placed the dissevered pieces of chicken in the roasting pan
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Recent Examples of dissever
Inside the fishery, a half dozen cutters in white rubber boots and thick gloves wielded long fillet knives, quickly dissevering tubs of yellowtail.
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Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020
Patricia Cohen, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2020
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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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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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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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The phone number for the business was disconnected when called on Friday.Claire Osborn, Austin American-Statesman, 21 Nov. 2024
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Note that a small cable connects the two pieces, so don't rip the cover free without disconnecting the pins.PCMAG, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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Several other defendants charged in the case, including rapper Gunna, took plea deals or had their cases severed from the trial.Nick Valencia, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024
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And for young Black voters, Silver said, the civil rights era is a distant memory, which can sever historical ties to the Democratic Party.Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Dissever.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissever. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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