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
By transforming their whole body into a source of rotational force, crocodiles could dismember prey using the power of physics, rather than their precious metabolic energy.
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
His body will be taken to a forensics lab next week to determine when he was killed and how his body was dismembered, Pope said.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 28 May 2026
In the ensuing weeks Burke purchased the items needed to dismember Hernandez.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
The medical examiner’s office said she had been stabbed, then dismembered.
—Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
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Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
His body will be taken to a forensics lab next week to determine when he was killed and how his body was dismembered, Pope said.
—Tom Dougherty, CBS News, 28 May 2026
In the ensuing weeks Burke purchased the items needed to dismember Hernandez.
—Laura Payne, Encyclopedia Britannica, 15 May 2026
The medical examiner’s office said she had been stabbed, then dismembered.
—Joy Press, Vanity Fair, 1 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismember
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And of how Iran’s preparation for this World Cup has been disrupted, this is definitely among the more minor.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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In their letter, the senators cited the approaching El Niño — a periodic Pacific warming that disrupts weather patterns and supercharges marine heat waves — as evidence the cuts are particularly ill timed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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Crushing KOs or systematic dismantling your opponent are equally rewarding.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2026
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America has been pressing the Gulf country to dismantle those networks.—
Azhar Sukri,
CNBC,
13 June 2026
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The Cubs were in first place After consecutive 83-win seasons, the Cubs pushed their chips into the middle of the table, swinging a trade for Kyle Tucker, signing Matthew Boyd and Carson Kelly in free agency and opening up a lane for then-top prospect Matt Shaw to break camp with the club.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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Let’s break it down by the jobs, which are numbered according to descending tear-off sheets on the contestants’ work stations.—
Tasha Robinson,
Vulture,
16 June 2026
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Demoff has seemed detached from Denver since his hiring in 2024.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
11 June 2026
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Too often, America still treats oral health as an afterthought—segregated from medicine, detached from justice, and absent from too much of health policy.—
Jean Paul Laurent,
Time,
11 June 2026
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Mobile homes will be damaged or destroyed.—
KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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Terminix utilizes the advanced Sentricon baiting system alongside traditional liquid barriers to destroy subterranean colonies entirely.—
Nick Perry,
USA Today,
14 June 2026
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Once completed in Spain, the new organ was disassembled and its parts were gradually transported to Prague on trucks.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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But by the time Villanova went to Broad Street to play Temple in 2017, the Wildcats had entirely disassembled the Big 5, turning it into their own personal playground.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 June 2026
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The disconnecting decision must be made by Centennial City Council and was approved at a recent meeting.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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“Dismember.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismember. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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