dismantlements

Definition of dismantlementsnext
plural of dismantlement

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Noun
  • The place was used for wild beast hunts, public executions, and gladiator fights for several hundred years, then became a condo of sorts as medieval Romans made their homes in the hulking ruins.
    Katie Parla, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Amid the current crackdown, there are grave concerns that authorities will resort to swift sham trials and arbitrary executions of the protestors, to intimidate people who might dissent.
    Hamid Kashani, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The regime is resorting to massacres to suppress the unrest.
    Shahrnush Parsipur, Time, 3 Feb. 2026
  • This could include the National Information Network—the country’s internet-and-tech agency, which imposed a dayslong internet blackout as security forces carried out massacres against protesters.
    Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 30 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • The crisis caused by Minneapolis killings Senators returned to work this week dealing with the fallout from the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers, as well as the killing of Renee Good in the city weeks earlier.
    Joey Cappelletti, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Crisis after Minneapolis killings Senators returned to work this week dealing with the fallout from the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minneapolis by federal immigration officers, as well as the killing of Renee Good in the city weeks earlier.
    Joey Cappelletti, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • 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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“Dismantlements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantlements. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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