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Recent Examples of dismantlement
Continue reading … POLITICS ATOMIC STANDOFF — Iran signals nuclear progress in Geneva as Trump calls for full dismantlement.
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FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The plant, located in the Town of Carlton, closed in 2013 and began major dismantlement in 2022.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Edison notifies the public 48 hours before batch releases, which will continue through the plant’s dismantlement (slated to wrap up in 2028-ish).
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
Another 13 canisters are filled with material classified as greater than Class C waste, collected during the dismantlement efforts at SONGS.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
Nevertheless, cybercrime should be reported to the FBI for intelligence gathering and to support efforts to disrupt ongoing operations, which can result in website takedowns, disruptions and dismantlement.
—Austin Berglas, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Her company used selective demolition and structural dismantlement on the exterior, which focused on preserving any salvageable building materials.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2025
Latest gesture of conciliation The dismantlement of the loudspeakers, which is due to be completed by the end of this week, is the latest conciliatory gesture by the South.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
But 50% of the country didn’t vote for a government shutdown and the dismantlement of the government and services that people rely on.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 7 July 2023
FOXNews.com, 18 Feb. 2026
The plant, located in the Town of Carlton, closed in 2013 and began major dismantlement in 2022.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Edison notifies the public 48 hours before batch releases, which will continue through the plant’s dismantlement (slated to wrap up in 2028-ish).
—Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 7 Jan. 2026
Another 13 canisters are filled with material classified as greater than Class C waste, collected during the dismantlement efforts at SONGS.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2025
Nevertheless, cybercrime should be reported to the FBI for intelligence gathering and to support efforts to disrupt ongoing operations, which can result in website takedowns, disruptions and dismantlement.
—Austin Berglas, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Her company used selective demolition and structural dismantlement on the exterior, which focused on preserving any salvageable building materials.
—Sydney Franklin, The Enquirer, 10 Aug. 2025
Latest gesture of conciliation The dismantlement of the loudspeakers, which is due to be completed by the end of this week, is the latest conciliatory gesture by the South.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
But 50% of the country didn’t vote for a government shutdown and the dismantlement of the government and services that people rely on.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 7 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismantlement
Noun
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Chicken eradication bills have failed over the years, Matayoshi said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
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Owing to the near eradication of some diseases, there have been few real risks to the heretofore small portion of people who refuse vaccines.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The intention is there, and the execution is flawless.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
27 Feb. 2026
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Whether inside a private lounge or on a global broadcast, today’s most impactful artists understand that connection matters more than flawless execution.—
Becca Brazil,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2026
Noun
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To be fair, the effacement of character is itself one of Leitch’s dramatic points.—
Richard Brody,
The New Yorker,
2 May 2024
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There are times in The Years when the betrayal and effacement of May compels Ernaux to say something similar.—
Tobi Haslett,
Harper's Magazine,
18 Sep. 2023
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The slaughter law was designed to banish kosher practices, and the pets of Jews were confiscated.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2026
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Being trained in combat, and armed with swords, spears, and bows and arrows, the gladiators were able to turn the tables on the wild beasts; the result was another predictable slaughter, in this case of the animals.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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The end of that conflict followed the people’s dismantling of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the reunification of Germany and finally the disintegration in 1991 of the Soviet Union.—
Arthur I. Cyr,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Such a disintegration seems implausible for this iteration of Spurs under Ho, a project that seems to have finally evolved from its mushy underbelly into a clear and steadfast vision.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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When kids walked out of classes in 2018 to rally against gun violence in the aftermath of the Parkland massacre, school officials looked to turn the heightened interest into a teaching moment.—
Jeffrey S. Solochek,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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Neselovskyi remembers being shocked by the brutality of the Bucha massacre in March 2022, when Russian forces killed more than 400 Ukrainian civilians in a city near Kyiv.—
Leila Fadel,
NPR,
24 Feb. 2026
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Indeed, the covert interventions so central to the Cold War, which these men embodied, relied on some of the cruelest instruments in the tool kit of modern statecraft—assassination, coup d’état, mass murder, psychological manipulation, surrogate warfare, torture, and terror.—
Alfred McCoy,
Literary Hub,
26 Feb. 2026
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After witnessing King’s assassination at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, Jackson rushed back to Chicago to tell the story.—
David Greising,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2026
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At the congress, Kim derided liberal South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's calls for engagement as a deception, accusing successive governments in Seoul of seeking Pyongyang's collapse.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
27 Feb. 2026
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The blockade has led to an acute oil shortage in the country that was already facing economic collapse amid an energy crisis that was already plunging the country into daily prolonged blackouts.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Dismantlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantlement. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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