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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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
The largest recall affects more than 223,000 F-150 pickups due to a risk of the fuel tank detaching. — Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2026 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
Woltanski suggests detaching the voucher from the state funding formula entirely. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026 There have been four reports of eyes detaching from the teething toy, but no injuries have been reported, federal officials said. — Julia Hawkins, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for detaching
  1. parting
  2. removing
  3. disengaging
  4. separation
  5. dividing
  6. withdrawing
  7. separating
  8. disentangling
Noun
  • Upon checkout, guests receive a parting gift—cherry tomatoes, honey, berries—which is sourced from a local farm.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Stop by the many businesses saying goodbye for the season with parting gifts of Halloween goodies.
    — Michelle Mastro, Midwest Living, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of parting
Verb
  • Doctors then discussed removing his tongue, according to Rockett.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
  • The 71-year-old first American pope was admitted to the Gemelli hospital on Tuesday with doctors removing a nodule that was determined to be pulmonary adenocarcinoma, the most common type of lung cancer.
    — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of removing
Verb
  • Nothing about that reaches the employee who is steadily gaining weight, quietly disengaging from exercise or managing chronic stress without any support.
    — Neepa Patel, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Vicki disengaging is par for the course at this point — and speaking of par, the women arrive at the country club to practice their golf swings and deliver enough material to fill an episode.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of disengaging
Noun
  • Despite most of the country supporting the separation of biological males and females in sports, the vocal minority can be vicious.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Jon Rahm will be able to leave LIV Golf and pursue other opportunities under a separation agreement filed in a New Jersey bankruptcy court.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of separation
Verb
  • Beginning in 1992, Nagy began dividing his time between New York and New Delhi.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Earlier this year, the state parted ways with its main contractor, Kiewit, over a pricing dispute, dividing the remaining work into multiple contracts.
    — Caroline Foreback, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of dividing
Verb
  • Bass pushed for a bill in the state Legislature that would have reduced taxes on apartment buildings but ended up withdrawing it.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • San Antonio police have advised bank customers to stay alert when withdrawing cash and watch for anyone who may be following them.
    — Jacob Beltran, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of withdrawing
Verb
  • The former couple was married for 18 years before separating in 2022.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The novel process works by separating lithium directly from liquid brines.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of separating
Verb
  • Cutting Iran off completely from the UAE could deal a serious blow to the Islamic Republic’s economy — but experts say disentangling the pair’s commercial ties could prove difficult.
    — semafor.com, semafor.com, 20 Aug. 2026
  • New characters and backstory details are dropped in before existing loose ends are tied up, resulting in unclear motivations and convoluted layers of subplot that, ultimately, do not prove relevant enough to have been worth disentangling.
    — Jared Kaufman, Twin Cities, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of disentangling

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