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Recent Examples of dismantlement
Her company used selective demolition and structural dismantlement on the exterior, which focused on preserving any salvageable building materials.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismantlement
Noun
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Modern prevention relies on individual action, unlike the sweeping eradication efforts of the 1940s.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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Several pediatricians and public health experts told ABC News that high vaccination rates and nationwide vaccination campaigns have led to the eradication of diseases, such as polio, and a low number of cases for other diseases compared to decades ago.—
Mary Kekatos,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Public trials and executions are being used to instil fear in the population and as a deterrent.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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While the outcome was decided on the final play, Mazzotta said his team’s first defeat of the season came down lack of execution earlier in the game, particularly in the fourth quarter.—
Lou Ponsi,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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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Warned by ornithologists that killing an insectivorous bird that also ate grain seeds would lead to a surge in locusts and caterpillars, Mao dismissed such arguments and urged mass slaughter.—
Scott Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The slaughter of the innocents that follows the birth of Jesus in the Book of Matthew is depicted by limp infants that Gaudí modelled on casts of actual stillborn babies.—
D. T. Max,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In most cases, the disintegration of communication occurs gradually, as intimacy and effort slip away.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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The difference between CliffsNotes and today’s computerized counterparts encapsulates the disintegration of knowledge, particularly of reading comprehension.—
Joelle Renstrom
August 28,
Literary Hub,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The shooting at Evergreen High is at least the seventh school shooting in Colorado since the 1999 massacre at Columbine High School that killed 13 students and one teacher.—
Katie Langford,
Boston Herald,
13 Sep. 2025
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Sheriff Tony later condemned his deputies’ failures, including their inaction on removing Nathan’s firearms or seeking a court order under Florida’s red flag law, passed after the 2018 Marjory Stoneman Douglas High massacre.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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In the aftermath of the assassination of conservative commentator Charlie Kirk, several Democratic power players mourned him and slammed political violence.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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While Qatar has not closed the door on mediating peace in Gaza, the talks are at best in limbo, at worst lying in the embers of Israel’s most recent assassination attempt.—
Paula Hancocks,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Crypto bubbles lead to crypto collapses.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Despite those gains, the group still recorded a net loss of $517 million, largely due to the collapse of the Capri acquisition and a write-down at Kate Spade.—
Kate Hardcastle,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Dismantlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantlement. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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