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separate maintenance

NOUN
divorce
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annulment breakup dissolution separation split
STRONG
breach break detachment disparateness dissociation disunion division divorcement partition rupture severance splitsville
WEAK
decree nisi dedomiciling parting of the ways
Antonyms
STRONG
agreement association attachment combination connection juncture union unity
WEAK
marriage

Example Sentences

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The separate maintenance loan is intended to cover accommodation, food, books and equipment.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

A separate maintenance loan is intended to cover accommodation, food, books and equipment.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024

Most inspection reports will separate maintenance work from more pressing matters.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 8, 2022

High Life Gloria Swanson, high-styled siren of the silents, trim and tiger-eyed at 46, fought her fifth husband* for high-styled support, went to court in Manhattan for separate maintenance of $1,000 a week.

From Time Magazine Archive

At length, within three months after the birth of Patrick, she found that he was unfaithful to her, and immediately demanded a separate maintenance.

From Alec Forbes of Howglen by MacDonald, George

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