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as in dismantled
to take apart
they had to disassemble the television set in order to replace the wiring
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as in dispersed
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole
the class was slow to disassemble, many waiting around to ask the instructor some questions
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Recent Examples of disassembled
Then after the launch, the astronauts disassembled the seats and set up informal zones.
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New Atlas, 6 June 2026
That boat featured a staggering 68-meter rigid wing sail that could not be disassembled.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 27 May 2026
It can be easily reconfigured or disassembled, replaced and recycled.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 May 2026
All of that data funnels through a roving technical center that gets disassembled after every race and shipped to the next location.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Vaillancourt Fountain, a Brutalist, pre-cast concrete fountain that’s been the central feature of San Francisco’s Embarcadero Plaza since 1971, caught fire on Wednesday morning as it was being disassembled, according to reports.
—News Desk, Artforum, 7 May 2026
The expansion has been tentatively proposed in former pony ride area along Land Park Drive that workers disassembled in February and in the Primrose Hill area that currently includes a statue of pioneer Charles Swanston and garden.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
After more than a year in place, the tower crane used for work on the Thompson Center was disassembled in February 2026 as the redevelopment entered its final phases.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Slowly, incrementally, Andrew disassembled the coach, until hundreds of little bits of him were scattered from Rockville to Manassas.
—John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
New Atlas, 6 June 2026
That boat featured a staggering 68-meter rigid wing sail that could not be disassembled.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 27 May 2026
It can be easily reconfigured or disassembled, replaced and recycled.
—Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 25 May 2026
All of that data funnels through a roving technical center that gets disassembled after every race and shipped to the next location.
—John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Vaillancourt Fountain, a Brutalist, pre-cast concrete fountain that’s been the central feature of San Francisco’s Embarcadero Plaza since 1971, caught fire on Wednesday morning as it was being disassembled, according to reports.
—News Desk, Artforum, 7 May 2026
The expansion has been tentatively proposed in former pony ride area along Land Park Drive that workers disassembled in February and in the Primrose Hill area that currently includes a statue of pioneer Charles Swanston and garden.
—Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
After more than a year in place, the tower crane used for work on the Thompson Center was disassembled in February 2026 as the redevelopment entered its final phases.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
Slowly, incrementally, Andrew disassembled the coach, until hundreds of little bits of him were scattered from Rockville to Manassas.
—John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassembled
Verb
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The nuclear program will be dismantled.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Vendors have been told the detainees will be moved out in early June and the facility will be dismantled.—
Eve Samples,
The Orlando Sentinel,
12 June 2026
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While they are geographically dispersed, a significant share is concentrated in states with strong winds.—
Jennifer McDermott,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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The demonstration, organized by the opposition coalition C64, was dispersed by police with tear gas after protesters clashed with pro-government supporters outside Parliament.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
Verb
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For younger readers who have grown up entirely online, physical books are a rare tangible object disconnected from screens.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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They’re disconnected from them.—
ByBryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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After that twister dissipated, a third rose in Volusia County, damaging hundreds of homes before moving off the coast.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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That statement stood in stark contrast to the longstanding stodginess of the Kings, which dissipated into flat-out ineffectiveness under Jim Hiller for three quarters of last season until he was sacked.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
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Ukrainian drones monitor these areas for resupply movement by small trucks, ground robots, or dismounted troops.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
14 May 2026
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Stopping, the man dismounted and shot that big bear square in the chest.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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Even as borders have changed and countries dissolved over the past century, the World Cup has persevered.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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As a person ambles around a sculpture, perspectives multiply; interpretations are born and dissolved; shadows play on the surface and complicate the interpretive field, making hair look like spaghetti or a nostril look angry.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Verb
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Demoff has seemed detached from Denver since his hiring in 2024.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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Too often, America still treats oral health as an afterthought—segregated from medicine, detached from justice, and absent from too much of health policy.—
Jean Paul Laurent,
Time,
11 June 2026
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Here was a man who answered the bell for nearly six years knowing that the audience had virtually disappeared because of a dispute with Comcast.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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Around the time Leyden disappeared, officials said Marcelin was seen on surveillance video buying a saw and cleaning supplies at a Home Depot.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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“Disassembled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassembled. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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