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sever

verb as in cut apart

verb as in dissociate

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“Nobody believes that these cables were severed by accident,” Germany’s minister of defense, Boris Pistorius, told reporters ahead of a meeting of European security officials in Brussels.

Germany and Finland say they are "deeply concerned" after an undersea cable linking the countries was severed.

From BBC

It shows a corpse whose head and arms have been severed, and the stomach cut open.

From BBC

Though “Great Gold Bird” is centered on the death of a loved one, Green says it was inspired largely by the severing of romantic relationships.

Indeed, there is a growing feeling it may be the international break in November when Amorim finally severs ties with Sporting.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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