severances

noun

plural of severance
as in alienations

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for severances
  1. dissolutions
  2. estrangements
  3. breakups
  4. cleavages
  5. separations
  6. splits
  7. ruptures
  8. rifts
Noun
  • Moms for Liberty’s influence has been on a long decline in its home state as the organization faced a wave of resignations, chapter dissolutions and scandals among Moms for Liberty leadership.
    — Trinity Webster-Bass, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
  • The trailer teased screaming matches, tears, accusations of betrayal and clear dissolutions of multiple relationships — both romantic and platonic.
    — Pilar Melendez, NBC news, 27 May 2026
Definition of dissolutions
Noun
  • In Vietnamese director Lê Bảo’s new film, an extended family confronts various rifts and estrangements in its ranks; years of silence must give way, slowly and haltingly, to communication.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
  • For some, the reason behind such estrangements might seem clear to both parties.
    — Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Definition of estrangements
Noun
  • Toure led Miami with 84 tackles in 2025 and also had six pass breakups and three tackles for loss.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Audiences are watching these talents endure new relationships, breakups, partners cheating and divorces.
    — Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of breakups
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  • The cartoonist and journalist Joe Sacco has made a career of rescuing history from the cleavages of memory.
    — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Intelligence agencies in the United States and other Western countries closely follow these cleavages, of course, and can sometimes recruit the disaffected or the ambitious to provide insider information.
    — Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of cleavages
Noun
  • According to the Partnership for Public Service, more than 200,000 civil servants left the federal workforce in 2025 through voluntary and involuntary separations aimed at reducing head count.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026
  • But while rumors of separations and splits circulate the Bravosphere, Barlow, who has been married to her husband, John, for 22 years, is focused on her own relationship.
    — Morgan Evans, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of separations
Noun
  • And the Current’s home/road splits will tell you that this team’s chances of making a deep postseason run increase with matches played at home.
    — Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026
  • The race reflects national splits between progressives and the Democratic establishment.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of splits
Noun
  • The absence of an exchange leaves the reader fingering loose threads and, in the absence of plot, listening into tonal shifts and ruptures.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Aug. 2026
  • This research paper examined whether age, position, NBA role, density of schedule leading up to the injury, minutes load and other factors could be possible causes for the uptick in Achilles ruptures.
    — Zach Harper, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of ruptures
Noun
  • In Vietnamese director Lê Bảo’s new film, an extended family confronts various rifts and estrangements in its ranks; years of silence must give way, slowly and haltingly, to communication.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Though his time stateside was ultimately nothing but positive, the star was initially fearful of cultural differences causing rifts.
    — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of rifts
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