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To end a marriage legally.

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Usage examples (37)
  • I'm an excellent housekeeper. Every time I get a divorce, I keep the house.
  • Before I use the word divorce lightly, I will eradicate it from my vocabulary.
  • Reflection 74: Before I use the word divorce lightly, I will eradicate it from my vocabulary.
  • Others point to what they call the divorce divide.
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  • The "divorcee" (a divorced woman) had a very different experience after the "divorce" (the end of a marriage) than the "divorce" (a divorced man).
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