as in disassembling
to take apart
dismantle the table for easier transport
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Recent Examples of dismantling
As arena employees started dismantling the balloon columns decorating the venue and turning hordes of mostly female fans away, there was a frenzy of frustrated tweeting and lots of tears.
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Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
An additional 62 canisters rest horizontally nearby — 50 of them filled with fuel assemblies from the time the facility generated power and another 12 containing radioactive debris from dismantling the plant.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
The second, more challenging phase — aimed at dismantling Hamas and deciding Gaza’s future leadership — has yet to be negotiated.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
The word was used in English as early as 1865, in the context of building, architecture, and engineering, referring to the disassembly or dismantling of structures.
—Brené Brown, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Like playing with fire, or dismantling a bomb, or watching someone toe the high wire without a net to break their fall.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Grant’s troops arrested hundreds of Klansmen, effectively dismantling the organization.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Vaill creates that canvas, dismantling the false binary of public and private that Linda Kerber’s work analyzed long ago.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
By dismantling these programs, health disparities will continue to soar, not just for racial minorities but for essentially all Americans.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2025
An additional 62 canisters rest horizontally nearby — 50 of them filled with fuel assemblies from the time the facility generated power and another 12 containing radioactive debris from dismantling the plant.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Oct. 2025
The second, more challenging phase — aimed at dismantling Hamas and deciding Gaza’s future leadership — has yet to be negotiated.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
The word was used in English as early as 1865, in the context of building, architecture, and engineering, referring to the disassembly or dismantling of structures.
—Brené Brown, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Like playing with fire, or dismantling a bomb, or watching someone toe the high wire without a net to break their fall.
—Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Grant’s troops arrested hundreds of Klansmen, effectively dismantling the organization.
—Josh Meyer, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025
Vaill creates that canvas, dismantling the false binary of public and private that Linda Kerber’s work analyzed long ago.
—Jane Kamensky, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
By dismantling these programs, health disparities will continue to soar, not just for racial minorities but for essentially all Americans.
—Omer Awan, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismantling
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Mahama worked with a team to complete this project, unloading four trucks of scrap metal, tirelessly extracting the matter, and disassembling railway cars.—
Edna Bonhomme,
Artforum,
1 Oct. 2025
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Lab groups could detect gas generation or particle fracturing without disassembling cells.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some destinations lend themselves particularly well to disconnecting.—
Nathan Diller,
USA Today,
16 Oct. 2025
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For 48 hours, the Taliban appeared to turn back the clock in Afghanistan with a directive to cut off the internet and phone networks, disconnecting millions of people from the world outside.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
3 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Emptying the dust cup was simple thanks to clear arrow indicators, although detaching it from the wand first added a small inconvenience.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
25 Sep. 2025
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That means hanging out with old friends less, making more of an effort to meet new ones, letting go of some old hobbies to explore new ones, detaching from my hometown and maybe even getting a new job.—
Harriette Cole,
Mercury News,
11 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Most historians believe Gunness would first poison her suitors, then finish them with an ax or by bludgeoning — afterward dismembering the corpses and burying what remained.—
Christina Coulter,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Brian Walshe, the Massachusetts man accused of dismembering his wife, was attacked in jail on Thursday, weeks ahead of his murder trial.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The new cleat should be particularly appealing to racers – who need to snap back in as quickly as possible after dismounting – and to riders who are intimidated by the learning curve involved in using clipless pedals for the first time.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Now dividing her time between New York and Santiago, she is known for works responding to the Indigenous culture of Chile and to the economic, political, environmental, and gender disparities that arise within societies.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Oct. 2025
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Specifically, Lecornu demands all issues currently dividing the National Assembly into three factions be brought to parliamentary debate.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Former Republican Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron, now CEO of the 1792 Exchange, said the parallels are striking.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Oct. 2025
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Branch reacted by striking the wideout in his facemask and knocking Smith-Schuster to the ground.—
Max Dible,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Dismantling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantling. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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