Thesaurus results for DIVESTING

divesting

verb

present participle of divest

as in evicting

to end the occupancy or possession of unable to make their mortgage payments, they were summarily divested of their house

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as in ridding

to set (a person or thing) free of something that encumbers the former CEO has divested himself of most of his responsibilities but will continue to work with the company as a consultant

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as in stripping

to take something away from he was divested of the boxing title when the fraud was uncovered

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Recent Examples of divesting While another meeting was slated for Monday, media reports of the meeting and what an eventual settlement could entrail — such as divesting some pay TV networks — led Bonta to call off the discussions, his office said. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026 Not least when Barrocas—who retains a 1% stake in SharkNinja—just last week took advantage of its stellar stock performance to net himself over $100 million pretax by divesting nearly 600,000 shares. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 18 Aug. 2026 In fact, there are reports that some of the plaintiffs in the lawsuit have suggested any settlement would have to include Paramount divesting CNN from the merged company. — Chris Wallace, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026 Cracker Barrel recently underwent significant changes, including selling 26 properties, divesting Maple Street Biscuit Company, and replacing CEO Julie Masino with David Deno. — Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The company is laying off 3,200 people—1,600 now and another 1,600 over the next year—and divesting from four studios. — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 July 2026 In a news release, the local chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine outlined several demands for UMKC, including the disclosure of financial investments and divesting from Israeli weapons, technology and construction companies. — Katie Moore, Kansas City Star, 1 July 2026 But Disney has so far bucked the trend of divesting the legacy assets that have become a burden to most media giants in the eyes of Wall Street analysts. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 May 2026 Some of the current owners are divesting some or all of their interest. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2026

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In 1968 Britain considered evicting the family by force, with declassified documents showing a plan to raze the fort.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, landlords are already evicting tenants with expiring vouchers.

— Ana Rodriguez, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of evicting

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The fatal crash has led city leaders and animal rights activists to take a new look at ridding New York of carriage horses.

— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 15 Aug. 2026
Cocaine trafficking is not a victimless crime, and the FBI and our partners will use every tool at our disposal to keep ridding our communities of these deadly narcotics.

— Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of ridding

Verb

Perpetuals never expire, negating the need to roll contracts and depriving exchanges of a lucrative revenue stream.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
This political uncertainty makes US suppliers seem unreliable, fostering competition and depriving American firms of invaluable insights.

— John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of depriving

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The deployment of the giant carrier with nearly 100,000-ton displacement is aimed at relieving the USS Abraham Lincoln, which has been at sea for over 250 days.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 22 Aug. 2026
Beyond muscle-relieving massages, Sofitel Spa offers holistic facials and banana leaf wraps as well.

— DeMarco Williams, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of relieving

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Mandi was in control of the ball, going nowhere fast, and there was little prospect of dispossessing him from Messi’s position.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 17 June 2026
How a state comes to control another land and its people, sometimes slowly dispossessing the natives of their lands, sometimes laying waste to them, sometimes committing genocide.

— Philip Metres August 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025

Definition of dispossessing

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And businesses may be seriously underestimating the value of freeing up their people to have new ideas.

— Barnaby Lashbrooke, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
But by funding facilities and administrative costs normally borne by the schools, states are freeing universities to use their own dollars for other purposes.

— David A. Lieb, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026

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