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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as in to dismantle
to take apart
dismembered the stage settings after the last performance
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Recent Examples of dismember
Anderson, described by local media as a former bartender, was arrested later that month and charged with first-degree intentional homicide, dismembering a corpse, arson and hiding a corpse in connection with her death.
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025
The man's body was found dismembered in a New York City apartment, authorities said at the time, according to NBC 4 New York.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The younger Haskell was charged in November 2023 with murdering and dismembering his wife, 37-year-old Mei Haskell, and killing her parents.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
Takahiro Shiraishi had been sentenced to death for his 2017 strangling and dismembering of eight women and one man in his apartment in Zama city in Kanagawa near Tokyo.
—Reuters, NBC news, 27 June 2025
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Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2025
The man's body was found dismembered in a New York City apartment, authorities said at the time, according to NBC 4 New York.
—Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
The younger Haskell was charged in November 2023 with murdering and dismembering his wife, 37-year-old Mei Haskell, and killing her parents.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
Takahiro Shiraishi had been sentenced to death for his 2017 strangling and dismembering of eight women and one man in his apartment in Zama city in Kanagawa near Tokyo.
—Reuters, NBC news, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismember
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Indiana Democrats lack the ability to break quorum and disrupt legislative processes, like their counterparts in Texas are currently doing, Pierce told anchor Kate Bolduan.—
Indianapolis Star,
IndyStar,
7 Aug. 2025
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Usually, Alzheimer’s disease also causes personality changes, loss of appetite, and disrupted sleep.2 Sometimes, the symptoms can help a healthcare provider diagnose a person’s specific type of dementia.—
Heidi Moawad,
Verywell Health,
6 Aug. 2025
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Eric Goldman, an associate dean at Santa Clara University School of Law, who has been studying online age verification, told me that these changes are about to dismantle what remains of the open web, which was predicated on anyone being able to access almost anything.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
6 Aug. 2025
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Because dismantling the scaffolding of social progress risks collapsing the very confidence on which modern economies depend.—
Solitaire Townsend,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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Despite breaking records and reaching new career milestones, the high-volume approach may have its downsides.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
7 Aug. 2025
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This is particularly the case for entrepreneurs like myself, whose clients are high-achieving women looking for help in breaking lifelong patterns.—
Shay Levister,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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If a vehicle with a loose face plate continues to be driven the part may detach.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
4 Aug. 2025
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Ikea recalled thousands of its popular garlic presses in the United States on Thursday after receiving reports that small metal pieces could detach during use, creating laceration and ingestion hazards.—
Matt Cannon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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But when our home was destroyed, our studio lost, and the war displaced us to Khanyounis’s tent camps, cooking became less about flavor and more about survival.—
Hamada Shaqoura,
Time,
7 Aug. 2025
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There were 25 diesel buses that were destroyed per the grant regulations, Young said.—
Harley Walls,
Arkansas Online,
7 Aug. 2025
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The 105 Silva are crafted for durability because components can be disassembled and replaced, boosting the longevity and sustainability of the headphones.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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In this way, Littler is educational: a maverick disassembling the darting continental shelf, an indulgence in the individual in a country of the collective.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
2 July 2025
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If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Aug. 2025
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This is a great place to disconnect for a few days—Liise Farm is one of the top farm and guesthouse accommodations on the island.—
Becca Blond,
AFAR Media,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Dismember.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismember. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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