1
as in to dismantle
to take apart
they had to disassemble the television set in order to replace the wiring
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as in to dissipate
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 disassemble
Part of the Janus Program, the February 15, 2026 event, called Operation Windlord, involved three C-17s loaded with an unfueled Ward250 next-generation microreactor that had been disassembled into eight distinct modules.
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David Szondy
february 21, New Atlas, 21 Feb. 2026
Removable end caps allow for easy removal and installation, without disassembling the entire heavy-duty system.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 11 Feb. 2026
The brand said the shoe can be disassembled at the end of its life, with the knit, cords, footbed and sole separating cleanly to support circular end-of-life pathways.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Eventually, the masses began to disassemble and head back to the pub on the river to celebrate.
—Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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David Szondy
february 21, New Atlas, 21 Feb. 2026
Removable end caps allow for easy removal and installation, without disassembling the entire heavy-duty system.
—Kate McGregor, Architectural Digest, 11 Feb. 2026
The brand said the shoe can be disassembled at the end of its life, with the knit, cords, footbed and sole separating cleanly to support circular end-of-life pathways.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 10 Feb. 2026
Eventually, the masses began to disassemble and head back to the pub on the river to celebrate.
—Theo Lloyd-Hughes, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassemble
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The first, from 1956, was buried under the ever-accumulating ice, and the second, from 1975, was preëmptively dismantled to avoid a similar fate.—
Cree LeFavour,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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Here, both are completely dismantled and scuffed to the point of being barely recognizable.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
7 Mar. 2026
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The category order, the placement of presenters, the momentum built across three-plus hours — all of it is engineered to honor that openness, to let the competitive tension breathe rather than dissipate.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
11 Mar. 2026
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Paint colors – especially dark ones – can have an impact on how heat is dissipated from the aircraft.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
10 Mar. 2026
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There have been at least 15 reports of the zipper head detaching from the garment, the CPSC said Thursday, but no injuries have been reported.—
Kiki Intarasuwan,
CBS News,
7 Mar. 2026
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Comfortable without being detached.—
Sponsored Content,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
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The disaster led to an extensive decontamination effort to clean up nuclear material dispersed when conventional explosives in the hydrogen bombs detonated after hitting the ground.—
Kim Tong-Hyung,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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This practice is one reason to make sure lawns are dry before mowing, as the dry clippings will disperse much more evenly and disappear into the lawn.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
12 Mar. 2026
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Businesses that disconnect from societal needs won’t survive the next decade, but those that, whether quietly or publicly, deliver on their commitments—to their people, their communities, and the world—will be the ones that thrive.—
Sona Khosla,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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The emails ask the user to take some kind of action, such as disconnecting or locking their vault.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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Bones in her shoulder were dissolving, something called osteolysis.—
Scott Pelley,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Last Friday, Altman posted on X that OpenAI had reached an agreement with DOD just hours after news broke that Anthropic’s relationship with the administration would be dissolved.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
7 Mar. 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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The popular halftime performer known as Red Panda finished her signature seven-minute set, looked up at a crowd of fans chanting her name and flashed a smile before dismounting.—
Alanis Thames,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Jan. 2026
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Nickelate thin films must be grown with atomic-level precision, otherwise their delicate electronic properties disappear.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Mar. 2026
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Your son, who has passed you and continued on, aptly makes his way through one of those ghost-tour groups and disappears from view.—
Addie Citchens,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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“Disassemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassemble. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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