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
Marion and Jens then took Johan’s body in Carl’s restaurant car and placed it on the train tracks, where a passing train dismembered his body.
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Isadora Wandermurem, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Isadora Wandermurem, TIME, 7 Feb. 2025
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.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismember
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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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State of play: The Seattle Department of Transportation, which owns and maintains the building told us this: A wooden arm on the south face of the clock became detached on Dec. 20, most likely due to windstorms earlier in the month, department spokesperson Ethan Bergerson told Axios.—
Christine Clarridge,
Axios,
24 Feb. 2025
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Tornadoes pose a severe risk to life and property, with their powerful winds capable of destroying homes, overturning vehicles, and uprooting trees.—
Mark Davis,
Newsweek,
16 Mar. 2025
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Taking on the role of a teenage boy named Chrono, players have to travel through time and assemble a team to stop a horrifying creature named Lavos from destroying the world.—
Hayes Madsen,
Rolling Stone,
16 Mar. 2025
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In an epic feat of engineering, Abu Simbel’s statues and temple chambers were disassembled, relocated to higher ground, and then reassembled.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
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One example: The original wiring harness in the I-Pace was poorly designed, so Jaguar ended up replacing many of them (including mine), which the mechanic told me took 11 hours and involved disassembling the front of the car.—
Eric Bangeman,
Ars Technica,
14 Feb. 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 19 Mar. 2025.
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