sever link
Frequency: 6.55.1 per million words
To completely and permanently end a connection, often used formally.
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- The government decided to sever all diplomatic links with the neighboring country.
- The company decided to sever all links with the controversial supplier.
- After the scandal, the company had to sever its links with the disgraced CEO.
- It was hard for her to sever the emotional links to her hometown.
- She chose to sever her links with her past life to start afresh.
- The government threatened to sever diplomatic links if negotiations failed.
- It's sometimes necessary to sever links with toxic relationships for personal well-being.
- You must sever the unhealthy links that are holding you back.
- The organization made a public statement to sever any link to extremist groups.
- By deleting the file, he effectively severed the link to the old project.
- They had to sever all financial links to avoid conflict of interest.
- Can we truly sever the links between past mistakes and present consequences?
- To protect its reputation, the charity was forced to sever its link with the controversial donor.
- The rebels attempted to sever the communication links of the enemy.
- The ongoing investigation might sever the links between the two criminal organizations.
- Sometimes, to move forward, you have to sever certain links.
- He found it hard to sever the emotional links that tied him to his hometown.
- He carefully severed the link between the two components.
- New regulations aim to sever the link between political donations and lobbying influence.
- The scandal forced them to sever their financial links.