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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2
as in to dismantle
to take apart
dismembered the stage settings after the last performance
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Recent Examples of dismember
The two-stage success in selling the company’s Australian coal assets will raise $4.9 billion for Anglo American which is surgically dismembering itself rather than accept a merger proposal from the world’s biggest mining company, BHP.
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Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
His sister, her husband and their two children were dismembered.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
There, prior excavations revealed six individuals whose bones had been dismembered and butchered, including potential human chew marks on hand, foot and rib bones.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Nasser Hospital received at least 15 bodies following the strike but determining an exact count was challenging due to the condition of the victims, many of whom were dismembered, severely burned or decapitated.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
His sister, her husband and their two children were dismembered.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
There, prior excavations revealed six individuals whose bones had been dismembered and butchered, including potential human chew marks on hand, foot and rib bones.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Nasser Hospital received at least 15 bodies following the strike but determining an exact count was challenging due to the condition of the victims, many of whom were dismembered, severely burned or decapitated.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Lower serotonin levels can disrupt this process, leading to constipation.87 Ongoing stress can also affect the gut barrier and make your intestines more sensitive to bacteria.—
Brittany Dube,
Health,
8 Feb. 2025
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The ring around the camera module is a bit thick though and disrupted charging on my Qi charger on occasion, but not consistently.—
Julian Chokkattu,
WIRED,
7 Feb. 2025
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But this is one where the process and the outcome meet because the United States has just dismantled in effect the largest foreign assistance organization in the world.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Feb. 2025
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Dems say Vought doesn't have authority to take down agency Democrats argued that Vought doesn't have the authority to dismantle the agency that was created by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
9 Feb. 2025
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Having lost a close first set against Krueger, Bencic responded in impressive fashion by playing more aggressive tennis and breaking her opponent’s serve five times over the next two sets.—
George Ramsay,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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On the hunt for a recipe to break you out of your monotonous meal routine?—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
9 Feb. 2025
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Some people, especially viewers blissfully detached from online discussion forums, will no doubt have received this information with shock and astonishment.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
7 Feb. 2025
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Staying in contact can also contribute to the release of dopamine, adversely impacting our ability to detach from an ex emotionally.—
Christina Pérez,
Vogue,
6 Feb. 2025
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Gazans are also facing dehydration with 70% of critical water infrastructure damaged or destroyed throughout the war, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Eaton fire happened on Jan. 7 and Allen’s house was destroyed, along with that of his assistant.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Feb. 2025
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Modular design: Her components can be easily disassembled and reassembled, allowing for portability and customization according to user needs.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
25 Jan. 2025
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As for Gunther Werks’s Remastered version, the brand disassembled the model, replacing several exterior panels with lightweight carbon fiber and weaving even more of the durable material into the chassis itself.—
Martin Lerma,
Robb Report,
28 Dec. 2024
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Ukraine had in fact disconnected from the Russian grid for a test just hours before Russia launched its full-scale invasion on February 24, 2022.—
Clare Sebastian,
CNN,
7 Feb. 2025
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Like other digital translators in this guide, when they’re disconnected from your smartphone’s internet connection, many of the features are unusable.—
Séamus Bellamy,
Travel + Leisure,
6 Feb. 2025
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“Dismember.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismember. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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