break away

An evangelical pastor who contested the presidency as an independent after breaking away from the main opposition Renamo party, Mondlane rejected the declaration, alleging the poll was rigged.

How his alliance fares will be partly due to a fragmented opposition – with many leaders and parties breaking away into either smaller groups, or contesting as independent candidates.

I don't think Kamala's plans broke away from what Joe Biden has been doing so far and Trump made some claims that he would resolve the conflict without actually specifying what he would do.

He was also striving to break away from the box of traditionalism and open up the floor to more unique expressions, and I didn’t know that, of course, as a kid.

The spacecraft lifted off at 9:06 a.m., and the side boosters that helped fuel its fiery ascent broke away from the rocket a little more than three minutes into the flight.