1
as in to disrupt
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
quickly dismembered the old toolshed and hauled it off to the dump
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as in to dismantle
to take apart
dismembered the stage settings after the last performance
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Recent Examples of dismember
According to officials, Williams dismembered the woman, hid her body in two suitcases and continued to live in the apartment for a month, using towels and cleaning products to mask the smell.
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
The remains of dozens of people, some of whom had been dismembered, were discovered in graves in a Mexican town near the U.S. border, reports say.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Sources said Echevarria was beaten and stabbed about a dozen times before the body was dismembered.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
Naresh Bhatt was arrested in August on a charge of concealing a dead body and now faces charges of murder and physically defiling a dead body after police found evidence in their Manassas Park home that her body was dismembered.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
The remains of dozens of people, some of whom had been dismembered, were discovered in graves in a Mexican town near the U.S. border, reports say.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Sources said Echevarria was beaten and stabbed about a dozen times before the body was dismembered.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
Naresh Bhatt was arrested in August on a charge of concealing a dead body and now faces charges of murder and physically defiling a dead body after police found evidence in their Manassas Park home that her body was dismembered.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Every year, earthquakes claim victims and cost billions in direct economic loss, damaging or destroying homes, tearing down infrastructure, rendering production sites inoperable, and disrupting transport lines.—
David Bressan,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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According to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), individuals may not block access to sidewalks or buildings, disrupt counterprotests, or engage in speech that is obscene, makes knowingly false statements of fact, or incites immediate violence or dangerous disturbances.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
5 Mar. 2025
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Over the past six weeks, the Department of Government Efficiency has systematically dismantled the agency that was created by President John F. Kennedy in 1961.—
Jennifer Lotito,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Trump is expected to use his speech to defend his efforts to dismantle the federal government including laying off tens of thousands of recently hired or promoted probationary workers.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
4 Mar. 2025
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This is a breaking news story and will be updated shortly.—
Karen Gilchrist,
CNBC,
5 Mar. 2025
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Every woman has within her the potential to break the boundaries.—
Joan Michelson,
Forbes,
5 Mar. 2025
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Two window washers on a scaffolding outside a Columbus Circle high-rise in Midtown Friday became detached from the facade and began swaying and spinning uncontrollably in the high winds, FDNY officials said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
28 Feb. 2025
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Recognizing that others have the choice to detach creates a sense of intimacy and appreciation about the relationship.—
Eric Wood,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
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This is a major U-turn from Riot, after completely revamping the rewards system at the start of the year and being destroyed by fans for it.—
Mike Stubbs,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Lost in a sea of ash: When wildfire destroys a home — and a loved one’s urn — the search begins.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2025
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The report said authorities will disassemble the engines, examine their components in depth, analyze the black box and air traffic control data, and investigate the embankment, localizer and bird strike evidence to ultimately determine the cause of the crash.—
Stephen Sorace,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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There’s even a mid-range model costing $150,000 that can be disassembled and packaged into a suitcase to take with you.—
Barry Collins,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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Minor-league sports have become popular as an antidote to the moneyed juggernaut of global franchises, which can seem disconnected from the intimacy that made so many of us fans in the first place.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
5 Mar. 2025
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The individual stories that play out in each level are disconnected from the overarching narrative of the game.—
Kyle Wilson,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Dismember.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismember. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.
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