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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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
Officials haven't determined the cause of the crash, but aviation experts said video of the crash appears to indicate a catastrophic failure of the helicopter's rotor, which was seen detached.
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
The hood detaches via buttons, instantly turning this sweater into a classic crewneck for an entirely different look.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
Beads and sequins, whether glued on or delicately sown, can detach, melt, or lose their shape.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2025
Decking With outdoor decking, the problem is usually boards that have completely detached from the deck framing.
—Clark Hodgin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2025
The hood detaches via buttons, instantly turning this sweater into a classic crewneck for an entirely different look.
—Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 10 Apr. 2025
Beads and sequins, whether glued on or delicately sown, can detach, melt, or lose their shape.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2025
Decking With outdoor decking, the problem is usually boards that have completely detached from the deck framing.
—Clark Hodgin, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for detach
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Teams take pride in removing emotion from decisions and loathe making moves that can be interpreted as reactionary.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
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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If, instead, your pet disengages from the situation, leave them be.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Just 31% of employees reported feeling engaged, while 17% described themselves as actively disengaged.—
Julia Korn,
Forbes.com,
16 Apr. 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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But after the announcement, Goldman Sachs analysts withdrew their own recession forecast, but continued to project anemic economic growth of 0.5%.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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But Francis also contradicted himself and split some very specific hairs regarding LGBTQ+ rights.—
Samantha Riedel,
Them.,
21 Apr. 2025
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Shortly after their divorce, Hurley announced her engagement to the Australian cricketer Shane Warne, and the couple split in 2013.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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Fellow dictatorships including Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, and Iran lined up behind Maduro while Gonzalez fled the country during the reign of state terror against dissidents that followed the election.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
20 Apr. 2025
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April 19: McVeigh parks the truck outside the federal building and flees on foot to his getaway car.—
Todd Pendleton,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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“Detach.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/detach. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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