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Recent Examples of dismantlement
Ruthless business practices in its early days made Standard Oil the target of a famous antitrust campaign that would eventually lead to its dismantlement.
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Alex Kuffner, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Continue reading … POLITICS ATOMIC STANDOFF — Iran signals nuclear progress in Geneva as Trump calls for full dismantlement.
—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
Alex Kuffner, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
Continue reading … POLITICS ATOMIC STANDOFF — Iran signals nuclear progress in Geneva as Trump calls for full dismantlement.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismantlement
Noun
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Since eradication in 1966, the flies have been spotted domestically in isolated outbreaks through the American southwest in the 1970s and the Florida Keys in 2016.—
Nicholas Kerr,
ABC News,
4 June 2026
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State veterinarians are urging ranchers and pet owners inside the quarantine zone to follow movement restrictions while eradication efforts continue.—
Elmira Aliieva,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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Three men were arrested Thursday for the execution-style killing of a father of four more than nine months after he was gunned down outside a Bronx smoke shop, cops said.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
29 May 2026
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While some automotive enthusiasts still cringe at the mention of a continuously variable transmission, Subaru’s execution here is among the better examples in the industry.—
Tim Jackson,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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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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My mustang was rescued a night before slaughter through Skydog Sanctuary.—
Jackie Strause,
HollywoodReporter,
26 May 2026
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But this would require a more discriminating choice of clients, to avoid aiding wars like Saudi Arabia’s brutal campaign in Yemen or Israel’s mass slaughter in Gaza.—
William Hartung,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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There were reasons aplenty for the disintegration of their form.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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This test will also be suborbital and is aimed at showing the new hardware works as expected; most previous Starship tests have ended in an explosion or with the disintegration of the rocket, although the most recent two tests were successful.—
Claire Cameron,
Scientific American,
19 May 2026
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Honduran soldiers and police officers guard the site of a massacre in Trujillo, Honduras on May 21, 2026.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
3 June 2026
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Survivors and victims’ families were allowed to go inside the nightclub one final time on the week of the massacre’s ninth anniversary last year.—
Silas Morgan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 June 2026
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Her reputation was buried when Abraham’s former law partner, William Herndon, began spreading lies about her shortly after the assassination.—
The Week US,
TheWeek,
3 June 2026
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Suzanne Swierc Ball State University agreed to pay $225,000 to its former health director, Suzanne Swierc, after she was fired for making a critical social media post following Kirk's assassination, according to reporting from IndyStar, part of the USA TODAY Network.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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Throwing Israel ‘under the bus’ Netanyahu has pushed to strike Iran’s oil facilities to accelerate the regime’s collapse, the official said.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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Then came the collapse of the Assad regime, in Syria, severing the land route long used by Hezbollah to transport rockets, antitank missiles, and precision-guidance systems from its Iranian patron.—
Euan Ward,
New Yorker,
29 May 2026
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“Dismantlement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantlement. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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