1
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
When the Exposition closed that November, however, it was unceremoniously disassembled, never to be seen again.
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Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Each of its thousands of parts are disassembled, cleaned, inspected, and then repaired or replaced as needed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
The result of Mishra’s efforts is a beautiful structure that reflects its surroundings and is designed to be disassembled when the time comes.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
When not disassembled, this piece functions just as beautifully as a paperweight or desk accessory.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
In an unprecedented undertaking, Falvey and general manager Jeremy Zoll disassembled the roster over four days, trading 10 major-leaguers via eight deals.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
For each job, the sections of pipe must be trucked or towed to the job site, assembled, then disassembled and removed.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Most of the sets were built in Toronto, disassembled, and flown to Iqaluit for reassembly, with each piece put on palettes and packed to fit the cargo plane’s fuselage.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
But to get there, the statue had to be disassembled into 350 pieces, transported on a French navy ship and reassembled — by a construction crew largely made up of new immigrants, according to the NPS.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
Each of its thousands of parts are disassembled, cleaned, inspected, and then repaired or replaced as needed.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Oct. 2025
The result of Mishra’s efforts is a beautiful structure that reflects its surroundings and is designed to be disassembled when the time comes.
—Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 11 Oct. 2025
When not disassembled, this piece functions just as beautifully as a paperweight or desk accessory.
—Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025
In an unprecedented undertaking, Falvey and general manager Jeremy Zoll disassembled the roster over four days, trading 10 major-leaguers via eight deals.
—Dan Hayes, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
For each job, the sections of pipe must be trucked or towed to the job site, assembled, then disassembled and removed.
—Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Sep. 2025
Most of the sets were built in Toronto, disassembled, and flown to Iqaluit for reassembly, with each piece put on palettes and packed to fit the cargo plane’s fuselage.
—Dana Feldman, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
But to get there, the statue had to be disassembled into 350 pieces, transported on a French navy ship and reassembled — by a construction crew largely made up of new immigrants, according to the NPS.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassembled
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But this freedom evaded Russia because the Soviet system was never fully dismantled.—
Kathleen Collins,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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Though the rookie showed promise in his first NBA action, the Celtics were dominated on the glass, dismantled in transition and thumped on both ends of the court throughout a destructive second quarter.—
Jay King,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Police dispersed the protesters, according to South Korea's newspaper.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Oct. 2025
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But Kevin Buffalino, with the Sacramento Food Bank, said the $80 million that would have been dispersed through the year isn’t enough to meet needs that have been growing since before the shutdown.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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That correlation shifted in 2018, demonstrating that macroeconomic conditions and federal budgets have become increasingly disconnected.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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The conventional wisdom sees meager job growth as largely a result of immigration restrictions and demographics, disconnected from still-healthy GDP-tracking models that capture urgent capex levels and free spending by the affluent.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Maybe these two stars are all that is left of a cluster that dissipated long ago.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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Rather, his dream dissipated into a torrent of mismatched expectations, bad luck, and fear that the project might really be cursed by an unseen force.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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In a Chapter 7 bankruptcy, a business is dissolved and its assets are sold to pay off creditors.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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Not only was the Pride Lounge dismantled, but a lounge for students of color was dissolved, too, Sundaram said.—
Elizabeth Hernandez,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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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The celebration was short-lived, however, when the smallest of the whales, a yearling biologists had named Bone and Inuit had named Kanik (or Snowflake) disappeared beneath the ice for good.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The resilience that disappeared north of the border was back.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Disassembled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassembled. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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