as in disassembled
to take apart
dismantle the table for easier transport
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Recent Examples of dismantled
In 1991, the government dismantled the protectionist economic policies of its socialist past, cracking open the nation to the world.
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Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Other cabins already had been dismantled.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Edison high-rise in downtown Milwaukee has been paused, with the site's crane now being dismantled.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The damage at Goddard is already being felt in lost expertise, dismantled facilities and the quiet unraveling of the center's safety infrastructure.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Now, one week ahead of a landmark Supreme Court hearing that could lead to Trump’s IEEPA tariffs being altogether dismantled, a bipartisan collective of Senate lawmakers is preparing to force another vote—this time, taking on the tariffs imposed on Canada.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
This past Sunday, the reigning AFC champions dismantled the division-rival Las Vegas Raiders 31-0.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
But this freedom evaded Russia because the Soviet system was never fully dismantled.
—Kathleen Collins, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
Though the rookie showed promise in his first NBA action, the Celtics were dominated on the glass, dismantled in transition and thumped on both ends of the court throughout a destructive second quarter.
—Jay King, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
Other cabins already had been dismantled.
—Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 5 Nov. 2025
Edison high-rise in downtown Milwaukee has been paused, with the site's crane now being dismantled.
—Tom Daykin, jsonline.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The damage at Goddard is already being felt in lost expertise, dismantled facilities and the quiet unraveling of the center's safety infrastructure.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Now, one week ahead of a landmark Supreme Court hearing that could lead to Trump’s IEEPA tariffs being altogether dismantled, a bipartisan collective of Senate lawmakers is preparing to force another vote—this time, taking on the tariffs imposed on Canada.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
This past Sunday, the reigning AFC champions dismantled the division-rival Las Vegas Raiders 31-0.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
But this freedom evaded Russia because the Soviet system was never fully dismantled.
—Kathleen Collins, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
Though the rookie showed promise in his first NBA action, the Celtics were dominated on the glass, dismantled in transition and thumped on both ends of the court throughout a destructive second quarter.
—Jay King, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
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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Grocoff, who lives with his family in a 125-year-old Ann Arbor home certified as net-zero energy, said his household disconnected from natural gas over 15 years ago.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Apple's stock has surged to new highs, but its valuation now appears increasingly disconnected from the company's growth profile and competitive positioning.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The engine The left engine of the plane detached during takeoff, NSTB member Todd Inman said Wednesday, citing airport surveillance footage viewed by the agency.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The left engine of a UPS plane caught fire during takeoff and immediately detached, officials in Kentucky said Wednesday, leading to a horrific crash and the deaths of at least 12 people.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Magnussen stars as recently widowed and recovering alcoholic Sheriff Red, who launches an investigation as locals begin turning up murdered and dismembered one by one, discovering that the monster feeds on the blood alcohol content of its victims.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 Oct. 2025
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When a prisoner died, they were either buried in unmarked graves or dismembered and thrown to the sharks.—
Maya Duclay,
ABC News,
23 Oct. 2025
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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These passages reflect how divided the planet once was, how easily myths about the United States could become rooted in other countries.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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Or that, even worse, it would be arbitrarily divided into episodes in order to inflate the view count and/or pander to short attention spans (Eywa wept).—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of a pedestrian struck by a vehicle, The Orange County Register reported.—
Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Since Brightline began running trains in Florida in 2017, 193 people have been struck and killed, most of them pedestrians who were not at official crossings, according to a Miami Herald/WLRN investigation.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Dismantled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantled. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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