SEPARATING (FROM) Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

separating (from)

verb

present participle of separate (from)

as in withdrawing (from)

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cutting off

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With the sole funder of the breakaway circuit cutting off the money spigot, it was speculated that LIV, or at least the current version of it, would cease to exist beyond this year.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Beijing has a history of using economic coercion, like cutting off rare-earth exports or restricting market access, as a tool of foreign policy.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026

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