as in disassembled
to take apart
dismantle the table for easier transport
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Recent Examples of dismantled
If the regime’s coercive structures were truly dismantled, Venezuela’s diaspora could play a transformative role in rebuilding their country.
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Richard Kiy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Until those power structures are dismantled and Rodríguez's control is meaningfully reduced, Delgado said, Venezuelans will continue to live in fear and will not feel safe.
—Jim Defede, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Fernando Mendoza hung tight against Ohio State to claim the Big Ten title, then went out to the Rose Bowl and dismantled Alabama’s defense.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
So a lot of those barriers that used to be there were dismantled, at least partly.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2026
The refinery, on the banks of the Carquinez Strait, could be dismantled, sold, or left idle, Cummings said.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
That schedule is now being dismantled.
—Jake Scott, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Fighter jets bombed strategic targets in Panama City and Colón, while ground forces dismantled the Panamanian Defense Forces.
—Cristina Guevara, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
That schedule is now being dismantled.
—Jake Scott, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Richard Kiy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Until those power structures are dismantled and Rodríguez's control is meaningfully reduced, Delgado said, Venezuelans will continue to live in fear and will not feel safe.
—Jim Defede, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Fernando Mendoza hung tight against Ohio State to claim the Big Ten title, then went out to the Rose Bowl and dismantled Alabama’s defense.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026
So a lot of those barriers that used to be there were dismantled, at least partly.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2026
The refinery, on the banks of the Carquinez Strait, could be dismantled, sold, or left idle, Cummings said.
—Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
That schedule is now being dismantled.
—Jake Scott, Washington Post, 7 Jan. 2026
Fighter jets bombed strategic targets in Panama City and Colón, while ground forces dismantled the Panamanian Defense Forces.
—Cristina Guevara, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
That schedule is now being dismantled.
—Jake Scott, The Conversation, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismantled
Verb
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The 707 was disassembled and towed to the library site.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
1 Nov. 2025
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Over nine months, the chapel's 30 tons of stone and 18,000 French terra-cotta roof tiles were carefully disassembled, labeled and shipped to Milwaukee.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Especially at this time, when we’re disconnected from each other.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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As Werenski noted after the game, they get disconnected in games like these.—
Aaron Portzline,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The insulation may be the wrong size for the wall cavity, or the vapor barrier might be improperly stapled to the studs—or detached.—
Lee Wallender,
The Spruce,
16 Jan. 2026
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After takeoff, the report reads, the pylon and left engine of UPS Flight 2976 detached from the wing and the plane crashed.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
Verb
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As the amputee bled out, he was filmed expressing his continual and clear agreement to being killed and dismembered.—
S. C. Cornell,
New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2026
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She was dismembered, de-fleshed, and even beheaded before being burned.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Jan. 2026
Verb
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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
Verb
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Iran’s opposition is weak, divided, largely in exile.—
Bobby Ghosh,
Time,
11 Jan. 2026
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But our fragmented media landscape and the dominance of social media have left us polarized and divided.—
Mary Ellen Klas,
Twin Cities,
11 Jan. 2026
Verb
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He was struck three times, suffering a broken clavicle.—
Tom Olsen,
Twin Cities,
14 Jan. 2026
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Chinnawong added that those who were killed were in two of the three carriages struck by the crane.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Dismantled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantled. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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