1
as in to disrupt
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
quickly dismembered the old toolshed and hauled it off to the dump
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2
as in to dismantle
to take apart
dismembered the stage settings after the last performance
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Recent Examples of dismember
One of the victims in a Florida double homicide had been dismembered by the time deputies arrived, according to an affidavit.
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
The series chronicled Jeffrey Dahmer (Evan Peters), the serial killer who dismembered 17 men between 1978 and 1991.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Read Next National Man helps kill woman over $400, tries to dismember her, feds say.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
An Italian scientist who disappeared during a volunteer trip in South America has been found dismembered inside a suitcase in northern Colombia.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Mark Price, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2025
The series chronicled Jeffrey Dahmer (Evan Peters), the serial killer who dismembered 17 men between 1978 and 1991.
—Angel Saunders, People.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Read Next National Man helps kill woman over $400, tries to dismember her, feds say.
—Paloma Chavez, Sacramento Bee, 20 Mar. 2025
An Italian scientist who disappeared during a volunteer trip in South America has been found dismembered inside a suitcase in northern Colombia.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismember
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Light pollution disrupts animal behavior, interrupts plant cycles, and affects human health.—
Valerie Stimac,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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Body temperatures reaching 104 degrees Fahrenheit can cause heatstroke, a condition that disrupts biological processes throughout the body.—
Sanket Jain,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 May 2025
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Some of them have already been effectively dismantled by DOGE, like the U.S. Institute of Peace, the site of a dramatic daylong standoff between USIP staffers and representatives of the cost-cutting initiative claiming to be new leadership.—
Stephen Fowler,
NPR,
17 May 2025
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The Celtics, even without perennial All-NBA first-teamer Jayson Tatum, dismantled the Knicks’ first unit, especially to begin the second half, when Boston ran away with victory.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
16 May 2025
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Most of them lasted for about one microsecond before breaking apart.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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This expands the air cavity, the space of air created in the water by the jump; then the cavity collapses, detaching itself from the body.—
Daehyun Choi,
The Conversation,
16 May 2025
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Research published in the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association found that emotionally distant individuals are not detached due to apathy, but because emotional closeness feels threatening.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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At least 144 structures were destroyed and parts of Highway 44 were shut down, said St. Louis County Sheriff Gordon Ramsay.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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In order to retrieve the original source code of the Entity and destroy it, Hunt has to risk life and limb and dive into icy arctic waters to a sunken Soviet submarine teetering 500 feet underwater.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
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Five years later, the home was disassembled and carefully moved to Alexandria, Virginia, to the grounds of Woodlawn, a historic house museum once part of George Washington’s Mount Vernon.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2025
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The city sold the elevated water tank site on the corner of Persimmon and Eighth to DRA Properties, LLC for $1,000 in November with the stipulation that the company would disassemble, remove and dispose of the water tower at its own expense within 18 months of the sale, according to city documents.—
Gael Langdon,
Arkansas Online,
29 Apr. 2025
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
16 May 2025
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This ensures the event is as impactful and memorable as possible, rather than disconnected from the rest of your organization’s work.—
Dr. Kyle Elliott,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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“Dismember.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismember. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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