dismantle
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break down, demount, disassemble, dismember, dismount, knock down, strike, take down
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Plenty of signs foreshadow this would-be dynasty being slowly dismantled, even if the Cubs make the playoffs. — Matt Martell, SI.com, "NL Wild-Card Reset: Can the Mets Pull Off a Minor Miracle?," 16 Sep. 2019 Katumbi believes that the country has been dismantled by venal politicians. — Nicolas Niarchos, The New Yorker, "A Top Leader of the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Political Opposition Returns," 12 Sep. 2019 Although activists weren’t happy with all the decisions the Legislature made this year to implement the law, the strong winning margin discouraged any attempt to dismantle it. — oregonlive, "How Travis Maurer went from Missouri pot bust to masterminding Oregon’s marijuana initiative," 29 Aug. 2019 That tower was dismantled and is no longer standing. — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "These Wisconsin fire towers are still standing on public land, and you can climb at least one," 29 Aug. 2019 The fate of the law, however, faces legal jeopardy as the Trump administration wages a legal battle to dismantle it in the courts. — Emily Tillett, CBS News, "Biden calls health care a "personal" fight in new Iowa ad," 27 Aug. 2019 Their job—now and in the coming decade—is, in a supple, clever and concerted way, to save the free-market system from those who would dismantle it. — Peggy Noonan, WSJ, "Republicans Need to Save Capitalism," 14 Feb. 2019 On July 23, satellite imagery showed Pyongyang was dismantling a missile site. — Alex Ward, Vox, "Exclusive: Pompeo told North Korea to cut its nuclear arsenal by 60 to 70 percent," 8 Aug. 2018 That same year, similar statues in New Orleans had to be dismantled in the middle of the night. — Scott Mclean, CNN, "Property owners in Denver neighborhood vote to keep its controversial name," 21 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dismantle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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