DISMANTLEMENTS Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

dismantlements

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plural of dismantlement

as in effacements

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Florida led the way, with more than half of the executions this year.

— Nate Perez, NPR, 16 Oct. 2026
In recent years, only a few countries have been known to conduct public executions, notably Iran and Afghanistan.

— Amy Davidson Sorkin, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of executions

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The vast majority expressed deep distress and anger at their government after the massacres that took place in response to January’s mass protests.

— Narges Bajoghli, Foreign Affairs, 9 Oct. 2026
The Supreme Council of the Armed Forces, while posturing as the guardian of a democratic transition, governed through massacres and military tribunals.

— Abdelrahman ElGendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of massacres

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The Johnson County District Court sentenced Robinson to death for the killings of two women and to life in prison in Kansas for the killing of a third.

— Alexa Newsom, Kansas City Star, 18 June 2026
Myung Jin Kim, 31, was wanted in connection with two killings, including a botched murder-for-hire plot in San Jose in 2016 and the killing of Kim’s friend in the parking lot of a CVS in Westminster two years later.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026

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By the eighth century, Charlemagne was organizing mass slaughters of the animal while the Church, wary of its earlier status as living god, denounced the bear as lewd, noting its disturbing resemblance to humans.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
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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