detached
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“If he actually believed this stuff he had become significantly detached from reality.”
From Salon • Apr. 14, 2026
The home has an attached two-car garage, a garage for a golf cart, and a detached four-car garage with a carport.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
And for one of the many Netflix touches — “Thing,” the lovable detached hand from the streamer’s Addams family spinoff “Wednesday,” will be throwing the first pitch.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Nidwalden canton police said the woman was alone in the Titlis Xpress ski gondola when it detached from the cable.
From BBC • Mar. 18, 2026
Everything about the last few hours felt unreal, and instead of blinding panic, I felt oddly numb and detached.
From "Glitch" by Laura Martin
Vocabulary lists containing detached
"To Kill a Mockingbird" by Harper Lee, Chapters 16–19
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A Monster Calls
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"A Noiseless Patient Spider" by Walt Whitman
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