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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 When you're done cleaning, there's no need to disassemble the mop rollers, Just run a self-cleaning cycle. Anthony Karcz, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024 After the taping, two Tussauds employees disassembled the wax man, first making sure that no civilians were in the room. Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024 After practicing on a mock-up of the damaged reactor, Mr. Carter and the others, sealed in protective suits, entered the radioactive wreckage, disassembling it piece by piece. Bill Marsh, New York Times, 31 Dec. 2024 Students will also be taught how to assemble and disassemble weapons. Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for disassemble 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassemble
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  • Amid a flurry of executive actions President Trump is taking to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the federal government, the Trump administration is also turning its attention to private companies and institutions.
    Deena Zaru, ABC News, 29 Jan. 2025
  • The 29-year-old cofounder of the Atomwaffen Division, a neo-Nazi guerrilla organization that was responsible for five homicides and a number of bomb plots before the FBI dismantled it in 2020, Russell was arrested by federal agents in February 2023 along with his girlfriend, Sarah Clendaniel.
    Ali Winston, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2025
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  • Specifically, the rapid drops of reproductive hormones such as estrogen and progesterone impact the thermoregulatory centers of the brain - causing the body to attempt to dissipate the sudden heat through perspiration and heat influxes.
    Daryl Austin, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Further, Samsung increased the size of the vapor chamber in the phones to help dissipate heat better, which should help with sustained performance.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 23 Jan. 2025
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  • The pods can also be detached from the ring and attached directly together to form a train.
    Kimberley Snaith, Space.com, 24 Jan. 2025
  • This imbalance often leaves one partner feeling overburdened while the other becomes more passive or detached from the emotional weight of the relationship.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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  • While Lebanese army soldiers are dispersed across the south's western sector, Israeli troops remained in control of most of the southeastern sector.
    Compiled by Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 26 Jan. 2025
  • While the new guidance means no further actions will be taken to disperse aid funding to programs already approved by the U.S. government, there are exceptions for humanitarian food initiatives and military aid to Israel and Egypt.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
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  • Over time, this disconnect leads to emotional isolation.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Its leaders are totally disconnected from scientific reality, from rational debate, from basic empathy.
    Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • While it’s tucked between the gum and lip, the nicotine salts dissolve and diffuse through the porous, tea-bag-like pouch, absorbing into the mouth’s mucosal lining.
    Lauren J. Young, Scientific American, 24 Jan. 2025
  • Melania Warned of His 'Prior Commitments' Only four months later, on Nov. 14, Barron and his business partners filed to dissolve the company.
    Linda Marx, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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  • Considered one of the best bull riders of all time, Lane Frost was tragically killed in 1989 at the age of 25 after dismounting a bull at Cheyenne Frontier Days Rodeo.
    Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The initial assaults over the weekend involved dismounted infantry walking in neat lines across snowy fields without much apparent support from artillery or aircraft.
    David Axe, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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  • While many impact craters on Earth have long disappeared due to erosion and other natural factors, the moon’s craters can help researchers better understand what happened on Earth billions of years ago.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Feb. 2025
  • The plant has been disappearing before a combination of drought, wildfires, agriculture and urban development, according to Monarch Joint Venture, a group that works to protect monarchs.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2025

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