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
Notably, the facility is modular and expandable, allowing it to be disassembled and reassembled on location as productions require.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
The brainchild of Thomaston’s Jay Fredlund, the playscapes that were no longer viable for area municipalities were carefully disassembled, packed into 40-foot sea containers and shipped to missions in Guatemala where they were reassembled by service teams serving ministries.
—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
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.
—David Szondy
february 21, New Atlas, 21 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
The latest development, shared with Interesting Engineering through an email, involves the successful trial of Remountable Joints (RMJs)—precision connections that allow massive fusion magnets to be disassembled and reassembled for maintenance.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
This sustainable approach does require being able to take the building apart by all of its component materials with all of them being mechanically fastened so the building can be disassembled the same way it was constructed.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The school district said the boxes have since been removed from classrooms and disassembled, according to her attorney.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
This is great news for some IKEA hackers out there who have disassembled and modified the existing amber lamp's bulb using tape and even nail polish.
—Sarah Everett, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Feb. 2026
The brainchild of Thomaston’s Jay Fredlund, the playscapes that were no longer viable for area municipalities were carefully disassembled, packed into 40-foot sea containers and shipped to missions in Guatemala where they were reassembled by service teams serving ministries.
—Sarah Kyrcz, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
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.
—David Szondy
february 21, New Atlas, 21 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
The latest development, shared with Interesting Engineering through an email, involves the successful trial of Remountable Joints (RMJs)—precision connections that allow massive fusion magnets to be disassembled and reassembled for maintenance.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 29 Jan. 2026
This sustainable approach does require being able to take the building apart by all of its component materials with all of them being mechanically fastened so the building can be disassembled the same way it was constructed.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The school district said the boxes have since been removed from classrooms and disassembled, according to her attorney.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 16 Jan. 2026
This is great news for some IKEA hackers out there who have disassembled and modified the existing amber lamp's bulb using tape and even nail polish.
—Sarah Everett, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassembled
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But his administration quietly dismantled a division working toward that goal by making the public more prepared for snow, flooding and hurricanes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
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That strategic depth was dismantled bit by bit by Israel after the October 7 attacks.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Chunks of cheddar cheese, dispersed throughout the dish, create surprise cheesy pockets.—
Patricia S York,
Southern Living,
27 Feb. 2026
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The crowd dispersed on its own after law enforcement arrived.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Carvalho had greenlighted an artificial intelligence chatbot, named Ed and represented by a smiling sun, for LAUSD students, families and teachers that quietly was disconnected three months after its release in 2024.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Feb. 2026
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Her pacemaker disconnected from her phone less than an hour later.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
21 Feb. 2026
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Signaling concerns had not fully dissipated, Salesforce on Wednesday gave mixed guidance for its fiscal first quarter, sending its stock tumbling nearly 5% in after-hours trading.—
Nur Hikmah Md Ali,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2026
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After the first round of the storm series dissipated Tuesday morning, data showed that much of the Southland had received more than an inch of rain since the storm series arrived, with some locations recording more than 3 inches, according to the National Weather Service.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 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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This enables wide distribution across the front lines, especially in areas where soldiers are primarily dismounted.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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For instance, just hours after 2,400 Veterans Affairs jobs were dissolved, health care appointments for Illinois veterans were cancelled due to staffing shortages.—
John Atkinson,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Mar. 2026
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New plays would be born, rehearsed and dissolved.—
Emma Madden,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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The Caerus mount can be detached for remote single-operator use by other AC’s (Assistant Camera Operators) if the chair user cannot operate both the camera and wheelchair concurrently.—
Shirl Leigh
March 02,
New Atlas,
2 Mar. 2026
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In 1965, the British detached the Chagos islands from Mauritius, then named the archipelago as the British Indian Ocean Territory.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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El Aissami, who had overseen Venezuela’s energy and economic portfolios, disappeared from public view in 2023 after being accused of corruption.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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But by adulthood, the gap had nearly disappeared.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Disassembled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassembled. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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