detaching 1 of 2

noun

as in disengaging

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detaching

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verb

present participle of detach
1
as in removing
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 withdrawing
to avoid engaging with or participating in something They were reticent people, completely detached from social life.

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Recent Examples of detaching
Noun
There have been at least 38 reports of and reviews mentioning the bristle detaching from the brushes, Weber said, and four reports of people who swallowed the metal bristles and sough medical treatment to remove them from their throat or digestive tract. — Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026 An issue with a solid rocket booster motor detaching during launch on the second flight, though, delayed that certification until March 2025. — Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026 The recall comes six months after Tesla and the NHTSA recalled roughly 46,000 Cybertrucks that were at risk of a trim panel detaching. — Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025 As of October 23, the company had received 158 reports of the curling iron barrel detaching, including six minor burn injuries. — Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
Orion and the Artemis III crew will stay docked with Starship for about a day before detaching to begin preparations for their return to Earth. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 20 July 2026 Clean the Mouthpiece, Straw, and Lid After detaching the straw, use a straw cleaning brush or a pipe cleaner to thoroughly scrub it with a mild detergent. — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2026 Shortly after, Waldorf's placenta had trouble detaching. — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE, 2 June 2026 Visual effects company Weta created the effect of Vecna’s head detaching from his body. — Emily Zemler, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026 Waldorf’s placenta was having trouble detaching. — Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 26 May 2026 The potential supercycle is detaching the chipmaking sector from the rest of the market. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 11 May 2026 There have been reports of the zipper slider detaching while in use in the United Kingdom. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026 At the time of reporting, the company had received at least 68 reports of the wire bristles detaching from the brush. — Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detaching
  1. parting
  2. removing
  3. disengaging
  4. separation
  5. separating
  6. withdrawing
  7. dividing
  8. disentangling
Noun
  • Back in King’s Landing, Rhaenyra comes to find that her prisoner Helaena has taken her own life but left a parting gift for the queen that foreshadows a potential prophecy of Rhaenyra’s path towards madness.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Tarik Skubal could have been wearing a Rays hat or a Brewers hat if either organization felt comfortable parting with prospects.
    — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of parting
Verb
  • Despite the use of search dogs and removing slabs of concrete, police came up empty.
    — Eileen Murphy, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The order prevents anyone from withholding or obstructing necessary treatment or removing, discharging, or transferring the child while the court considers the case.
    — Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of removing
Verb
  • Overload high performers and many will respond by overprotecting their time and energy - disengaging and considering other job prospects.
    — Kate Wieczorek, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • After disengaging from the victim, Monasterio allegedly flipped the dog's crate over with the animal inside, threw the crate outside, and used a water hose to repeatedly spray the dog in the face, the report said.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 29 July 2026
Definition of disengaging
Noun
  • In December 1990, the pair married, but 11 years later, in February of 2001, the couple announced their separation.
    — Francesca Pellegrini, Vanity Fair, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The couple—who share two daughters, Sunday Rose, 18, and Faith Margaret, 15—announced their separation in September 2025, ultimately finalizing their divorce in January 2026.
    — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of separation
Verb
  • With less than a point separating the top five competitors, the all-around race quickly heated up.
    — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The two spacecraft rode to Mars together, with the lander separating from the orbiter ahead of its landing on the Red Planet.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of separating
Verb
  • Trump announced last month that there had been a breakthrough in his plan to end the war, with Israeli forces withdrawing as Hamas disarms and an International Stabilization Force working with a new Palestinian police force to secure the enclave.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The list includes measures such as an end to the US naval blockade of Iranian ports, withdrawing military forces and permanently ending the war.
    — Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of withdrawing
Verb
  • Chin-Hong thinks about risk as a continuum, rather than dividing the world into safe and dangerous.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Drew Fisher of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, hit the attenuator dividing Interstate 94 from the Lyndale Avenue exit near Olson Memorial Highway, the Minnesota State Patrol said.
    — WCCO Staff, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of dividing
Verb
  • The fundamental goal of the 1787 Constitution was to establish a republican form of government — and that meant disentangling the traditional powers of the monarch and placing them in different branches of government.
    — David French, Mercury News, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Embedded in a patriarchal family within an oppressive society, Mrie faces the challenge of disentangling herself from both.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Definition of disentangling

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