DISASSEMBLY Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

disassembly

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Definition of disassembly

as in decomposition

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Recent Examples of disassembly Brands should also design according to the land, adapting to local fiber traits, while also designing for disassembly and biodegradability for garments at the end of their lifecycle. — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 10 July 2026 Items that require special handling, disassembly, or safety precautions can disrupt the process, Daniel Penge, a sustainability engineer, explains. — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 23 Apr. 2026 My apprenticeship began with a simple disassembly, a typical exercise for new employees. — Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 When choosing a hamster cage, try to find one that doesn’t require too much complicated disassembly in order to clean it. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 20 Apr. 2026 Like Apple, Lenovo had low disassembly scores. — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 7 Apr. 2026 Most midrange tables shouldn’t be too difficult to move around, but the top-of-the-line shuffleboard tables can weigh as much as 300 pounds, which is incredibly difficult to move without partial disassembly. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026 Mercedes also promises other upgrades throughout, including an improved folding table design, an awning further optimized for assembly and disassembly, a more efficient coolbox in the driver's-side kitchen block, and smoother drawer slides. — New Atlas, 17 Feb. 2026 To take on the task, the company is using AI and robotics for both the process of the redesign and for the disassembly. — Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026

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Their decomposition attributed much of the divergence to how raters measure the same underlying issue rather than merely to differences in scope or weighting.

— Shivaram Rajgopal, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
But decomposition affects how tissues look and can complicate toxicology, especially alcohol findings, because alcohol can appear as a byproduct of decomposition, according to Banerjee.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 23 July 2026

Definition of decomposition

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The sheer style featured silver and multicolored sequins, while the cut showed plenty of cleavage.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Triangle bralettes work especially well on smaller chests because their plunging neckline highlights the cleavage, while racerback styles create a closer, more secure fit.

— Malia Griggs, Glamour, 1 June 2026

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Moving From Audience Segments To Individual Context Traditional healthcare marketing ran on segmentation—physicians bucketed by specialty, geography, prescribing patterns.

— Kamya Elawadhi, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
The highest tier, Premium, starts at $80 per month and adds customizable automation and segmentation, Google Ads manager, 500 SMS messages, revenue reporting, and SEO recommendations.

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 1 July 2026

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The memory politics of Trianon The dismemberment of Greater Hungary at the end of World War I via the Treaty of Trianon remains the most traumatic blow to the modern Hungarian psyche.

— Brett R. Chloupek, The Conversation, 15 July 2026
Instead, the only sign of Social Security in many of these campaigns has been the stale Democratic accusations that Republican candidates are planning a stealth dismemberment of the system.

— Jessica Riedl, The Atlantic, 6 July 2026

Definition of dismemberment

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Text messages suggested d4vd had manipulated Celeste, even after their breakup in November 2024, the prosecution wrote.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
The shorter run time also means some themes get reduced into syrup; the platitudes come as fast and furious as Tao and Elle’s breakups and makeups, with too little space to breathe in between.

— Gemma Wilson, Boston Herald, 19 July 2026

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Scientists physically extract venom from a living animal, then use routine lab techniques to separate the sample into individual components, in a process known as fractionation.

— Steve Midway, STAT, 16 July 2026
Decarbonizing air travel The purification and fractionation steps are being developed jointly by scientists from TU Graz, the University of Zagreb in Croatia, and Portugal’s national energy laboratory (LNEG).

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 18 Dec. 2025

Definition of fractionation

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Sandhoo also serves as the Space Force’s portfolio acquisition executive for missile warning and tracking, which would keep him in charge of much of the SDA’s mission after the agency’s dissolution.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
These include dissolution, which uses solvents to recover polystyrene as pellets, and pyrolysis, which heats mixed plastic waste in low oxygen to produce oil-like feedstocks for new plastic.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

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