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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.
—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
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
Verb
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The nuclear program will be dismantled.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Twelve people were arrested on federal and state charges during the joint-enforcement operation, which authorities said dismantled a significant drug trafficking network with ties to the Sinaloa Cartel, responsible for providing cocaine to the Norteños criminal street gang.—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Fold in Cheddar and Parmesan until evenly dispersed.—
Kimberly Holland,
Southern Living,
3 Dec. 2025
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De la Cruz, also in his 80s, retired from business and with five adult children dispersed around the country, sold the big house and moved to a Coconut Grove condo with a few favorite pieces and a panoramic view across Biscayne Bay of his former Island Paradise abode.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
Verb
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For younger readers who have grown up entirely online, physical books are a rare tangible object disconnected from screens.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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The phone itself may be disconnected, but the act of making the call is deeply intentional.—
Itay Hod,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
Verb
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After that twister dissipated, a third rose in Volusia County, damaging hundreds of homes before moving off the coast.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
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Though the drops of champagne on his upper lip have long dissipated since that 2006 triumph with Carolina, Laviolette returned to the Stanley Cup Final with Philadelphia in 2010 and Nashville in 2017, also winning the Presidents’ Trophy with the New York Rangers in 2024.—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Its role as a mobile weapon platform allows Ukrainian forces to transport heavy weapons swiftly to counter Russian dismounted advances.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes,
29 Oct. 2024
Verb
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The organization was dissolved and removed from the register of charities in 2024.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
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Something invisible dissolved in a syringe confronts something invisible inside someone—and an event doesn’t happen.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Demoff has seemed detached from Denver since his hiring in 2024.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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Too often, America still treats oral health as an afterthought—segregated from medicine, detached from justice, and absent from too much of health policy.—
Jean Paul Laurent,
Time,
11 June 2026
Verb
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Here was a man who answered the bell for nearly six years knowing that the audience had virtually disappeared because of a dispute with Comcast.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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Around the time Leyden disappeared, officials said Marcelin was seen on surveillance video buying a saw and cleaning supplies at a Home Depot.—
Katie Houlis,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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“Disassembled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassembled. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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