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Recent Examples of dismantlement
With the ongoing dismantlement of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, the only remaining nuclear fission facility still generating electricity in California is the Diablo Canyon Power Plant near San Luis Obispo.
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Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Major decommissioning and dismantlement started in 2022.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 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
Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Oct. 2025
Major decommissioning and dismantlement started in 2022.
—Francesca Pica, jsonline.com, 23 Sep. 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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While the eradication of our species might sound like a bleak ending note, Lanthimos tells EW that audiences are divided on whether the film presents a hopeful or pessimistic view of the future.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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The school once contributed to the eradication of smallpox and the development of the polio vaccine, led breakthroughs linking air pollution to lung and heart disease, and helped demonstrate the harms of trans fats.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Great focus, play and execution in all four quarters would mean a national title.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
2 Nov. 2025
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In the hours before her execution, longtime friend Dawn Botkins said Wuornos finally called herself a serial killer.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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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
Noun
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Hands-down one of the most disgusting movies ever made (a compliment), the film finds the indefatigable slasher, who was decapitated at the end of Terrifier 2, reattaching his head and commencing his ritual slaughters.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Here’s The Denver Post’s stock report from the slaughter.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
27 Oct. 2025
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Moscow has not conducted a full nuclear warhead test since the disintegration of the Soviet Union.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
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Losing sight of this has meant that faculty haven’t been using all of the tools at their disposal to fight the disintegration of tenure-stream employment.—
Time,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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After surviving the massacre and making a recovery that surprised even her doctors, Sophia returned home in time to celebrate her upcoming 13th birthday, a family spokesperson told CNN.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
24 Oct. 2025
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During this second season, which ended up being the final one, a lot of people felt the massacre in Ghorman resonated with the real world, specifically Gaza.—
E. Alex Jung,
Vulture,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The assassination of Charlie Kirk raised fears of political violence in America as well as questions about the responsibility of social media companies pertaining to images of violence posted on their platforms.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The gonzo comedy is set in the days before Lincoln’s assassination and imagines the former first lady as a alcoholic wannabe cabaret star.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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From the perspective of a world of increasingly unimaginable maldistribution of resources, cascading ecological collapse, a genocide cheered on by a putatively liberal order, both are barbarisms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The letter, shared exclusively with Fox News Digital, comes just days before al-Sharaa’s first visit to Washington since taking power following the collapse of the Assad regime.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Dismantlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantlement. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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