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
Once completed in Spain, the new organ was disassembled and its parts were gradually transported to Prague on trucks.
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ABC News,
15 June 2026
But by the time Villanova went to Broad Street to play Temple in 2017, the Wildcats had entirely disassembled the Big 5, turning it into their own personal playground.
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Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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.
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Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
It can be easily reconfigured or disassembled, replaced and recycled.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
29 Apr. 2026
ABC News,
15 June 2026
But by the time Villanova went to Broad Street to play Temple in 2017, the Wildcats had entirely disassembled the Big 5, turning it into their own personal playground.
—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
Then after the launch, the astronauts disassembled the seats and set up informal zones.
—
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassembled
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In a series of decisions over the last dozen years, including one in April, the Supreme Court has essentially dismantled the law that their family members died to see enacted, the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
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The moves effectively dismantled the infrastructure meant to inform election officials of potential cyber threats.
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Employees are increasingly dispersed nationally and internationally, with ever greater demands for flexibility.
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On the solstice, the first goal was to clear trash that had found its way onto the orchard, then form makeshift berms out of rocks dispersed around the space.
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So even if disconnected from headquarters, a brigade can still use the system.
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Carbon offsets, by contrast, can be difficult to verify and are often disconnected from local conditions.
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By the evening of June 28, most of the rain had dissipated, though search and rescue operations were ongoing in some parts of Kentucky.
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For him, the pain was searing, but dissipated much more quickly.
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Ukrainian drones monitor these areas for resupply movement by small trucks, ground robots, or dismounted troops.
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Stopping, the man dismounted and shot that big bear square in the chest.
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The government is required to allot 90 days between the dissolution of the Knesset and the election, so the latest possible day the parliament can be dissolved is July 29.
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Directed by Son Jae-gon and starring Gang Dong-won, Uhm Tae-goo, and Park Ji-hyun, the film tracks a faded first-generation K-pop co-ed dance trio making a reckless attempt to stage a comeback two decades after a plagiarism scandal dissolved their careers.
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As this behavior becomes mainstream, large portions of the web are turning into ghost inventory, active in analytics dashboards but detached from real commercial impact.
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The part most easily detached from the song can still become an entry point to the rest of it.
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The news of the arrest caught the attention of the family of Amy McHale, a woman who was once married to Horsch’s father and disappeared nearly 10 years ago.
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Yet under the Third Circuit’s rule, a taxpayer may remain vulnerable long after records have disappeared and witnesses are unavailable, if a preparer intentionally falsified a return.
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