DISMANTLEMENT Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

dismantlement

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Definition of dismantlement

as in eradication

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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

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Noun

The federal government’s announcement in 2000 on measles eradication was a major public health achievement, largely driven by vaccination campaigns and school vaccine requirements.

— Sheldon H. Jacobson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
So, your enjoyment of these shows, and continued support of these shows, is supporting my eradication.

— Marlow Stern, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of eradication

Noun

Pat McGrath Labs returns as the Official Backstage Makeup Brand of Vogue World, with Dame Pat McGrath leading makeup design and execution.

— Emma Specter, Vogue, 22 Sep. 2026
McVay finally confessed to that after beating the New York Giants in a game his team showed much more energy and better execution.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of execution

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

Definition of effacement

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And so, at first light, when firefighters had won the day and the smoke cleared to reveal the ostrich flock still standing, the sight didn’t lead to any reconsideration of the night’s theories of clandestine slaughter.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
He was pulled from slaughter 15 minutes before being loaded on a truck.

— Kerri Corrado, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of slaughter

Noun

Understandably, supporters may wonder if this disintegration should pose any lasting cause for concern.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Son of a partisan fighter The son of a World War Two partisan fighter killed in 1945, Mladic was an officer in the old communist Yugoslav People's Army (JNA) when Yugoslavia's disintegration began in 1991.

— Ivana Sekularac, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of disintegration

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Ernest Medina was acquitted of all charges related to the My Lai massacre after a military court found insufficient evidence to convict him.

— Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 22 Sep. 2026
The building, like much of the remaining infrastructure in Gaza, had been damaged by Israeli strikes in the war that began after the massacre of October 7, 2023, and which has now killed seventy-four thousand Palestinians.

— Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of massacre

Noun

Eighteen suspects in Haitian President Jovenel Moïse’s 2021 assassination are set to be extradited to the United States.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026
Eighteen suspects in Haitian President Jovenel Moise’s 2021 assassination are being extradited to Florida.

— Evens Sanon, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of assassination

Noun

When Green Bay lost its 12-point lead en route to a blowout Sunday, the collapse revived alarm bells about the team’s ability to close out games.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Sep. 2026
The department said eight units of an apartment building on Grace Avenue above the collapse were evacuated.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

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