as in disassembled
to take apart
dismantle the table for easier transport
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Recent Examples of dismantled
At a time when diversity, equity and inclusion programs are being dismantled, immigrants are being attacked and diversity is labeled a weakness, America’s Olympic figure skaters have come to mirror the country at large.
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Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Back in 2019, Starbucks dismantled its two-tier rewards structure in an effort to broaden engagement among newer customers, but the company now argues that the simplified system failed to differentiate between casual users and its most frequent, and valuable, visitors.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
This is how the architecture of accountability is dismantled.
—Binaifer Nowrojee, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Clint Eastwood built a career on the gunslinger, then dismantled the myth in Unforgiven.
—Richard P. Weigand, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, first-time Democratic candidate Graham Platner — who is challenging Mills in the primary — has criticized both Mills’ and Collins’ handling of ICE and has demanded the agency be dismantled.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Epstein dismantled it long ago in The Sports Gene, and the empirical disproofs have been mounting ever since.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Suspect dismantled stove in apartment, police say As a result of the NYPD's investigation, 55-year-old Samuel Calderon was arrested Wednesday.
—Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
If the regime’s coercive structures were truly dismantled, Venezuela’s diaspora could play a transformative role in rebuilding their country.
—Richard Kiy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Back in 2019, Starbucks dismantled its two-tier rewards structure in an effort to broaden engagement among newer customers, but the company now argues that the simplified system failed to differentiate between casual users and its most frequent, and valuable, visitors.
—Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
This is how the architecture of accountability is dismantled.
—Binaifer Nowrojee, Time, 30 Jan. 2026
Clint Eastwood built a career on the gunslinger, then dismantled the myth in Unforgiven.
—Richard P. Weigand, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2026
Meanwhile, first-time Democratic candidate Graham Platner — who is challenging Mills in the primary — has criticized both Mills’ and Collins’ handling of ICE and has demanded the agency be dismantled.
—Patrick Whittle, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
Epstein dismantled it long ago in The Sports Gene, and the empirical disproofs have been mounting ever since.
—Rachel Barr, Big Think, 29 Jan. 2026
Suspect dismantled stove in apartment, police say As a result of the NYPD's investigation, 55-year-old Samuel Calderon was arrested Wednesday.
—Adi Guajardo, CBS News, 29 Jan. 2026
If the regime’s coercive structures were truly dismantled, Venezuela’s diaspora could play a transformative role in rebuilding their country.
—Richard Kiy, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismantled
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The latest development, shared with Interesting Engineering through an email, involves the successful trial of Remountable Joints (RMJs)—precision connections that allow massive fusion magnets to be disassembled and reassembled for maintenance.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
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This sustainable approach does require being able to take the building apart by all of its component materials with all of them being mechanically fastened so the building can be disassembled the same way it was constructed.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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Residents of Algonquin Manor on Bradley Road saw a notice from We Energies taped to the building's front door in early October, warning that the electricity would be disconnected in a few days because of an unpaid bill.—
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
jsonline.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Once hoses are disconnected, cover outdoor spigots with insulated faucet covers.—
Sergio Candido,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Nine others were detached but preserved.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Each cube can be attached or detached like Lego bricks, allowing engineers to assemble larger systems with highly customized mechanical behavior.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Newton was 25 when he was killed and dismembered.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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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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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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Best Score was divided between musicals and dramas, and some craft categories between black-and-white and color, so there was no way a film could have been nominated for everything.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026
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The company spent three days last week building the final version of the structure, which is divided into sections on rails so it can be assembled and taken apart without doing so over the rink itself.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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That is down from about 180,000 homes and businesses without power in Mississippi shortly after the storm struck late last month.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
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The driver and the bicyclist, who was struck, declined to be taken to the hospital.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Dismantled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantled. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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