as in disassembling
to take apart
dismantle the table for easier transport
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Recent Examples of dismantling
The sequence, with its jarringly melancholy musical choice and frenzied editing, conveys Mussolini’s personal and patriotic betrayals and dismantling of systems and relationships so devastatingly that the series doesn’t need to explicitly close the tragic loop.
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Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
This is a sister organization to the Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind Project 2025—a sweeping conservative policy blueprint aimed at reshaping the federal government by expanding presidential power, dismantling parts of the civil service, and rolling back regulations across agencies.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Swift was establishing a false representation of an album aimed at dismantling the narrative around her career.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Pluto is still dismantling illusions in Aquarius and Saturn is revisiting karmic contracts in Pisces.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
First, there was shock in the aftermath of the roster dismantling.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The New York Declaration outlines a comprehensive framework for ending Israel’s military operations in Gaza, returning the remaining hostages, dismantling Hamas, and rebuilding the strip and backs these steps with security guarantees and initiatives to boost regional integration.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Shifting gears to reform rather than removal The administration shifted gears after July 4 flash floods in central Texas killed more than 100 people, talking more about reform than dismantling the agency.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
By dismantling these programs, health disparities will continue to soar, not just for racial minorities but for essentially all Americans.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
This is a sister organization to the Heritage Foundation, the think tank behind Project 2025—a sweeping conservative policy blueprint aimed at reshaping the federal government by expanding presidential power, dismantling parts of the civil service, and rolling back regulations across agencies.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Swift was establishing a false representation of an album aimed at dismantling the narrative around her career.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Pluto is still dismantling illusions in Aquarius and Saturn is revisiting karmic contracts in Pisces.
—Dossé-Via Trenou, Refinery29, 30 Sep. 2025
First, there was shock in the aftermath of the roster dismantling.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
The New York Declaration outlines a comprehensive framework for ending Israel’s military operations in Gaza, returning the remaining hostages, dismantling Hamas, and rebuilding the strip and backs these steps with security guarantees and initiatives to boost regional integration.
—Shira Efron, Foreign Affairs, 23 Sep. 2025
Shifting gears to reform rather than removal The administration shifted gears after July 4 flash floods in central Texas killed more than 100 people, talking more about reform than dismantling the agency.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
By dismantling these programs, health disparities will continue to soar, not just for racial minorities but for essentially all Americans.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismantling
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Mahama worked with a team to complete this project, unloading four trucks of scrap metal, tirelessly extracting the matter, and disassembling railway cars.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Lab groups could detect gas generation or particle fracturing without disassembling cells.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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For 48 hours, the Taliban appeared to turn back the clock in Afghanistan with a directive to cut off the internet and phone networks, disconnecting millions of people from the world outside.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
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For Allen, this legal tool disproportionately undermines Black communities, eroding generational wealth and disconnecting families from their neighborhoods.—
Essence,
Essence,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Emptying the dust cup was simple thanks to clear arrow indicators, although detaching it from the wand first added a small inconvenience.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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That means hanging out with old friends less, making more of an effort to meet new ones, letting go of some old hobbies to explore new ones, detaching from my hometown and maybe even getting a new job.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Most historians believe Gunness would first poison her suitors, then finish them with an ax or by bludgeoning — afterward dismembering the corpses and burying what remained.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Brian Walshe, the Massachusetts man accused of dismembering his wife, was attacked in jail on Thursday, weeks ahead of his murder trial.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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The new cleat should be particularly appealing to racers – who need to snap back in as quickly as possible after dismounting – and to riders who are intimidated by the learning curve involved in using clipless pedals for the first time.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Now dividing her time between New York and Santiago, she is known for works responding to the Indigenous culture of Chile and to the economic, political, environmental, and gender disparities that arise within societies.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Oct. 2025
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Specifically, Lecornu demands all issues currently dividing the National Assembly into three factions be brought to parliamentary debate.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
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Former Republican Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, now CEO of the 1792 Exchange, said the parallels are striking.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Oct. 2025
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Branch reacted by striking the wideout in his facemask and knocking Smith-Schuster to the ground.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Dismantling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantling. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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