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Recent Examples of disassembly
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.
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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
Steven Paynter, global practice area leader and principal at the firm, said that the practice of design for disassembly is already a building requirement in Europe and has been for more than a decade.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The new lamp means there's no disassembly (or DIY experimentation) necessary.
—Sarah Everett, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026
Each project begins with a complete disassembly.
—Paul Ratner, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Love the brilliant disassembly and assembly.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
The word was used in English as early as 1865, in the context of building, architecture, and engineering, referring to the disassembly or dismantling of structures.
—Brené Brown, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
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
Steven Paynter, global practice area leader and principal at the firm, said that the practice of design for disassembly is already a building requirement in Europe and has been for more than a decade.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes.com, 17 Jan. 2026
The new lamp means there's no disassembly (or DIY experimentation) necessary.
—Sarah Everett, The Spruce, 13 Jan. 2026
Each project begins with a complete disassembly.
—Paul Ratner, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Love the brilliant disassembly and assembly.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 11 Dec. 2025
The word was used in English as early as 1865, in the context of building, architecture, and engineering, referring to the disassembly or dismantling of structures.
—Brené Brown, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassembly
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The system begins by preprocessing battery data using a technique called complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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In addition, warmer water temperatures and the decomposition of organic material can promote bacterial growth.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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When heat and pressure are applied to the paper, the fusible cleavage product seals the surface.—
Etiido Uko
March 28,
New Atlas,
28 Mar. 2026
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Jones’s personal style — a quirky, at times ill-fitting wardrobe of short skirts, cleavage-revealing tops, mumsy cardigans, granny pants and long scarves — helped cement her character into an unforgettable part of noughties pop culture history.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The system begins by separating objects from the background using semantic segmentation.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Mar. 2026
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Municipal utilities, transit systems and local banks should adopt multi-factor authentication, network segmentation, regular penetration testing and robust incident response plans.—
Rick Pozniak,
Boston Herald,
4 Mar. 2026
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All the other roads behind the subdivision’s gate are private and maintained by the La Cantera Homeowners Association.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Apr. 2026
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The measure passed Monday by the council as part of the meeting’s consent agenda grants approval of a PUD preliminary plan for the project and a final plat of subdivision.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2026
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Investigators have reason to believe that dismemberment may have been involved in the disposal of Isadora’s body.—
Sarah Dahlberg,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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And so it’s been decided by various giants that self-dismemberment-for-no-reason must have a perfectly rational and banal explanation, namely reproduction.—
Mandy-Suzanne Wong,
Longreads,
5 Feb. 2026
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On the group’s fourth album in six years, there are songs about doomscrolling, drinking, drugs, and self-loathing—alongside themes of breakups, addiction, and the yearning for a different future.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
6 Apr. 2026
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Yuri and Juliana, fresh off a breakup with Praveena, are still figuring things out.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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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
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Additionally, Scotto is optimistic about MPLX delivering mid-single-digit EBITDA growth beyond 2026, driven by contributions from the Eiger pipeline and its Gulf Coast fractionation and export facilities, along with potential mergers and acquisitions.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
30 Nov. 2025
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Rinker, on the other hand, could ask another municipality to annex its property even if the town decides against dissolution.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
5 Apr. 2026
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The separatist group emerged in 1958 in resistance to Franco but gained notoriety for assassinations, bombings, and kidnappings before announcing an end to its armed activity in 2011 and its dissolution in 2018.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Disassembly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassembly. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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