dismantlement

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Recent Examples of dismantlement But Professor Kittrie, who is also a senior fellow at the Foundation for the Defense of Democracies in Washington, says the dismantlement campaign has little chance of succeeding. — Howard Lafranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026 The facility is in the midst of an eight-year dismantlement project. — Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Under such an approach, negotiations would focus first on halting the production and advancement of nuclear weapons, rather than demanding the dismantlement of North Korea's existing arsenal at the outset. — Se Eun Gong, NPR, 3 Aug. 2026 According to the company, more than half of the nuclear plant’s dismantlement has already been completed. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026 The framework — contra the MOU — requires the dismantlement of Hezbollah’s military infrastructure. — Ron Kampeas, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026 Its dismantlement, Drazin believed, would allow Monmouth to offer a Vegas-like experience in New Jersey. — Rebecca Egan McCarthy, New Yorker, 21 July 2026 The move marked the beginning of the dismantlement of the US Agency for International Development (USAID), cutting vital health and humanitarian funding worldwide — including in Africa, one of the largest recipients of US assistance. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 8 June 2026 Ruthless business practices in its early days made Standard Oil the target of a famous antitrust campaign that would eventually lead to its dismantlement. — Alex Kuffner, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismantlement
Noun
  • Rat eradication campaigns followed around the world, drastically slowing the spread of plague, Wagner says.
    — Faye Flam, Scientific American, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Better monitoring tools can help farmers identify disease threats earlier and avoid expensive eradication campaigns.
    — Robert Kelly, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The aircraft will use the company’s Hivemind autonomy software to manage flight and mission execution.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The more consequential structural shift may be the separation of custody from execution, according to Morgan Stanley.
    — Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Only in retrospect does the insincere self-effacement by some of the most powerful men of their era take on the infantile quality of potty humor.
    — Jonathon Keats, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2023
Noun
  • One of the other animals, a ram, tells Wilbur he is being raised for slaughter, leaving him understandably distraught.
    — Hank Beckman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Sierra Canyon’s 56-7 slaughter of Bishop Amat last week sent a message the Trailblazers are focused and ready for their moment.
    — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Banquo doesn’t have to do or say a thing to trigger Macbeth’s disintegration.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Conversely, modern concrete is subject to irreversible decay, a form of disintegration owing to its formation as a composite of cement and aggregate materials, such as gravel and sand.
    — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The massacre led Connecticut to ban such rifles in 2013 — the same law now before the Supreme Court.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2026
  • His questions about Ultron’s Sokovia massacre seem like an excellent chance to fill in Age of Ultron’s plot holes, but Ultron’s answers are snarky, not satisfying.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Guichard Doré, a former adviser to President Jovenel Moïse, whose assassination in 2021 set off the current gang crisis, said Haitians are reaching a breaking point.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Children may wonder how America came to include millions who cheer, say, the assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
    — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Mohamud also warned of a possible secondary collapse, as the collapsed building was leaning on its neighbor.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Spirit Airlines' ghost planes The problems with young retirements predate Spirit's collapse.
    — Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

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“Dismantlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantlement. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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