as in untied
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as in freed
to set free from entanglement or difficulty
sought to disengage myself from the embarrassing situation
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Recent Examples of disengaged
Joel Carboni, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
In today's disengaged organizational climate—marked by relentless political, social, and ideological divides—leaders must identify their non-negotiable core principles ahead of crises.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Michael Shribman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Consequently, staff become demotivated and disengaged by their lack of advancement, perceiving their manager as not having a vested interest in their growth, leading to poor productivity.
—Big Think, 3 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
The potential cost of ignoring talent: Higher turnover, recruitment struggles and a disengaged workforce.
—Joel Carboni, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
In today's disengaged organizational climate—marked by relentless political, social, and ideological divides—leaders must identify their non-negotiable core principles ahead of crises.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
Gallup reports that disengaged employees cost businesses at least $483 billion annually.
—Michael Shribman, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
Consequently, staff become demotivated and disengaged by their lack of advancement, perceiving their manager as not having a vested interest in their growth, leading to poor productivity.
—Big Think, 3 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disengaged
Verb
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But she’s also been freed in a way.—
Yvonne Villarreal,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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The Kremlin on Thursday freed Ksenia Karelina, a Russian-American ballerina sentenced to 12 years in prison for donating to a Ukrainian charity, in exchange for a man accused of funneling military-grade electronics from the United States to Russia’s armed forces.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The Tren de Aragua gang originated in a prison in the South American country and accompanied an exodus of millions of Venezuelans, the overwhelming majority of whom were seeking better living conditions after their nation’s economy came undone last decade.—
TIME,
TIME,
16 Mar. 2025
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However, its role in support of sending home asylum-seekers who’d been expelled from the United States without the opportunity to make a case for protection from persecution has exposed just how easily the safety net can come undone.—
Lomi Kriel,
ProPublica,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In May, a fisherman fell into the water and drowned after the seat on his bass boat became unbolted.—
Tanasia Kenney,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2024
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In a press event Thursday evening, Tesla's somewhat oddly attired Elon Musk showed how the the company's Tesla S luxury sedan could be recharged in just 90 seconds, hovering over a robotic setup in which the battery would be automatically located, unbolted, removed, and replaced.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
3 Mar. 2023
Adjective
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The growth is clear through the restaurant’s phenomenal success.—
Kizzy Cox,
Essence,
4 June 2025
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But while the flood of content grows, one clear trend emerges: People trust people more than faceless organizations.—
Luca Brinkhues,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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As bond market prices seek a new equilibrium, risk and reward dynamics can become unanchored from fundamentals, as exemplified by this article’s findings.—
Ivan Illan,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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And Treasury yields have not exactly become unanchored from long-prevailing trends.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 May 2025
Verb
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Each day in the promotional period brings a different freebie, which can be redeemed with a minimum purchase of $10.—
Tabitha Parent,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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Guests can join the Capella Discovery loyalty program to earn points on eligible purchases, receiving a percentage back (typically 4% to 7%) that can be redeemed for dining, room upgrades, spa treatments, or applied to your final bill upon check-out.—
Megan Murphy,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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In November 2022, a 28-year-old man who fell overboard from a Carnival Valor cruise ship was rescued off of Louisiana's southeast coast after treading water for nearly 20 hours.—
Rebecca Rosman,
NPR,
27 Dec. 2024
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Four family members were later rescued as authorities continued recovery efforts.—
Dale Denwalt,
USA TODAY,
26 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Eleanor’s view There’s a key difference between this brewing Palantir fight and last year’s surveillance battle: Trump was, at least briefly, aligned with conservatives in opposition to unfettered expansion of that wiretapping law.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
5 June 2025
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Again, Warren and Banks plainly fear that with unfettered access to Nvidia products, Chinese producers will make great leaps in the AI space that Nvidia is in many ways the face of.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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“Disengaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disengaged. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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