as in disassembled
to take apart
dismantle the table for easier transport
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Recent Examples of dismantled
Grant was compelled to celebrate the nation’s hundredth anniversary just as its boldest experiment in democracy to date was being dismantled.
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Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Ships that are too outdated or costly are dismantled and recycled in specialized shipyards.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
Officials announced on Wednesday an international law enforcement operation dismantled at least nine overseas cryptocurrency scam centers and resulted in 276 arrests, shutting down illicit networks that have stolen millions of dollars from Americans.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The cruise ship Imagination, then at the forefront of Heat owner Micky Arison’s Carnival line, quietly was retired in 2020, sent to Aliaga Ship Recycling plant in Turkey, dismantled and sold for scrap.
—Greg Cote
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
What's more, the EPA has dismantled the key office responsible for independent research on toxic chemicals and lost hundreds of scientists.
—Will Stone, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
And yet, this paradigm shift hasn't completely dismantled customs regarding the relationship between seasons and colors.
—Lucía Tejo, Glamour, 26 Apr. 2026
On Thursday, Reuters reported, the embassies of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia issued a protest to the Russian Foreign Ministry, after a memorial complex in the Siberian city of Tomsk dedicated to the victims of the Soviet secret police was dismantled.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
In front of a sellout crowd, the Spirit dismantled the Kansas City Current 4-0, delivering one of their most complete performances of the season.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Jelani Cobb, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
Ships that are too outdated or costly are dismantled and recycled in specialized shipyards.
—Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2026
Officials announced on Wednesday an international law enforcement operation dismantled at least nine overseas cryptocurrency scam centers and resulted in 276 arrests, shutting down illicit networks that have stolen millions of dollars from Americans.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The cruise ship Imagination, then at the forefront of Heat owner Micky Arison’s Carnival line, quietly was retired in 2020, sent to Aliaga Ship Recycling plant in Turkey, dismantled and sold for scrap.
—Greg Cote
april 28, Miami Herald, 28 Apr. 2026
What's more, the EPA has dismantled the key office responsible for independent research on toxic chemicals and lost hundreds of scientists.
—Will Stone, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
And yet, this paradigm shift hasn't completely dismantled customs regarding the relationship between seasons and colors.
—Lucía Tejo, Glamour, 26 Apr. 2026
On Thursday, Reuters reported, the embassies of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia issued a protest to the Russian Foreign Ministry, after a memorial complex in the Siberian city of Tomsk dedicated to the victims of the Soviet secret police was dismantled.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
In front of a sellout crowd, the Spirit dismantled the Kansas City Current 4-0, delivering one of their most complete performances of the season.
—Asli Pelit, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismantled
Verb
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After more than a year in place, the tower crane used for work on the Thompson Center was disassembled in February 2026 as the redevelopment entered its final phases.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Slowly, incrementally, Andrew disassembled the coach, until hundreds of little bits of him were scattered from Rockville to Manassas.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Lubner said that as the industry contracted, many airlines pulled out of smaller, less profitable airports, leaving those communities disconnected.—
Zach Wichter,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Arsenal manager invoked a bed of roses and the accompaniment of celestial music and formed an expression to suggest anyone expecting that was evidently disconnected from the reality of a Premier League title race.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Barnett’s hypothesizing about the motives of a nonexistent male child of Barack Obama is part of a conservative fixation that’s detached from historical reality.—
Jonathan Chait,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2026
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In contrast, institutionalized Western medicine redefined sassafras through laboratory experimentation, largely detached from these contexts of use.—
Kari Traylor,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The parents of Celeste Rivas Hernandez were cleared of allegations of child neglect and abuse in the months before authorities say the teenager was murdered and dismembered by singer D4vd, who now faces a possible death sentence for the slaying.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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The medical examiner’s office said she had been stabbed, then dismembered.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
Verb
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Stopping, the man dismounted and shot that big bear square in the chest.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 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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Iran’s political spectrum has long been divided, with its leaders clashing over state policies and varying approaches to the West.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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All risked treason for backing a cause that deeply divided the colonists and even divided Benjamin Franklin from his son.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
Verb
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After some pressure by the Ducks on their second fruitless power play of the period, Vegas struck shorthanded.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
9 May 2026
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One thing that really struck me in the data is the sense that somehow we might not be entitled to our grief.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 May 2026
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“Dismantled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantled. Accessed 10 May. 2026.
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