as in dismantled
to take apart
soldiers were expected to be able to demount and reassemble their weapons
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The damage at Goddard is already being felt in lost expertise, dismantled facilities and the quiet unraveling of the center's safety infrastructure.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025 -
Experts say the jewels – among them an emerald necklace set with more than 1,000 diamonds gifted by Napoleon to his second wife – were likely to be dismantled for their raw materials.—
Saskya Vandoorne,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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This enables wide distribution across the front lines, especially in areas where soldiers are primarily dismounted.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The 707 was disassembled and towed to the library site.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
1 Nov. 2025
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Over nine months, the chapel's 30 tons of stone and 18,000 French terra-cotta roof tiles were carefully disassembled, labeled and shipped to Milwaukee.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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The phone eventually gave a busy signal, as if the line had been taken off the hook, and not long after, the number was disconnected.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The phone numbers the scammers were using turned out to be disconnected.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
27 Oct. 2025
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The diadem – a jeweled headpiece worn by royalty – features 24 Ceylon sapphires and 1,083 diamonds that can be detached and worn as brooches, according to the Louvre.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
20 Oct. 2025
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When the series was ordered, Thompson, who normally focuses on films, stepped aside and Carter took over, re-creating his predecessor’s design on a soundstage but elaborating on it with additional rooms that felt refined yet emotionally detached.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Demounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demounted. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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