disaffiliate
verb
dis·af·fil·i·ate
ˌdis-ə-ˈfi-lē-ˌāt 
disaffiliated; disaffiliating; disaffiliates
: to terminate an affiliation
Examples of disaffiliate in a Sentence
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In Arkansas, roughly onethird of all United Methodist congregations have either disaffiliated or disbanded in the past five years.
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Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024
In contrast, 1% of total churches disaffiliated in the two annual conferences that encompass California.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
But by another metric, the protests were successful: Columbia disaffiliated from the weapons think tank, the Institute for Defense Analyses, and scrapped the plans for the gym.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 May 2024
The vote came during the denomination’s first General Conference in several years, and after a quarter of Methodist congregations in the United States disaffiliated, including hundreds in North Carolina alone.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2024
The five annual conferences in Texas saw 42% of total churches disaffiliate and 45% of all churches in Georgia’s two annual conferences disaffiliated, according to an analysis of data published by the Lewis Center for Church Leadership.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
The small independent union was formed by a group of scientists who disaffiliated from the larger California State Employees’ Association, now known as SEIU Local 1000.
—Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
Given the prominence of religious institutions in Black culture, disaffiliating from religion can leave a void in terms of community.
—Kathryn Post, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Feb. 2024
The vote comes as thousands of other churches across the country have disaffiliated from the denomination, following years of internal disagreement over LGBTQ participation and ministry.
—Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 10 May 2023
Frank E. Lockwood, arkansasonline.com, 29 June 2024
In contrast, 1% of total churches disaffiliated in the two annual conferences that encompass California.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
But by another metric, the protests were successful: Columbia disaffiliated from the weapons think tank, the Institute for Defense Analyses, and scrapped the plans for the gym.
—Harriet Marsden, The Week Uk, theweek, 1 May 2024
The vote came during the denomination’s first General Conference in several years, and after a quarter of Methodist congregations in the United States disaffiliated, including hundreds in North Carolina alone.
—Jeff A. Chamer, Charlotte Observer, 1 May 2024
The five annual conferences in Texas saw 42% of total churches disaffiliate and 45% of all churches in Georgia’s two annual conferences disaffiliated, according to an analysis of data published by the Lewis Center for Church Leadership.
—Liam Adams, USA TODAY, 16 Apr. 2024
The small independent union was formed by a group of scientists who disaffiliated from the larger California State Employees’ Association, now known as SEIU Local 1000.
—Maya Miller, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024
Given the prominence of religious institutions in Black culture, disaffiliating from religion can leave a void in terms of community.
—Kathryn Post, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Feb. 2024
The vote comes as thousands of other churches across the country have disaffiliated from the denomination, following years of internal disagreement over LGBTQ participation and ministry.
—Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 10 May 2023
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