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
For the second time in a little over a year a Fayetteville man charged with killing and dismembering a woman stood before a judge Friday morning and, at the last minute,...
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Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2025
Ehsan Jafri, an elderly Congress Party politician, was paraded naked and then dismembered and burned.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Inside the home, authorities found the 70-year-old’s body dismembered and decomposing in 14 plastic bags, police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article A Groton man charged with murder in the death of his roommate allegedly admitted to dismembering the woman after beating her with a baseball bat and disposing of her remains in black trash bags and luggage, according to the arrest warrant affidavit.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
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Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 16 May 2025
Ehsan Jafri, an elderly Congress Party politician, was paraded naked and then dismembered and burned.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Inside the home, authorities found the 70-year-old’s body dismembered and decomposing in 14 plastic bags, police said.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Apr. 2025
Listen to this article A Groton man charged with murder in the death of his roommate allegedly admitted to dismembering the woman after beating her with a baseball bat and disposing of her remains in black trash bags and luggage, according to the arrest warrant affidavit.
—Kellie Love, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismember
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The earthquake disrupted the World Series and damaged the Bay Bridge, Oakland’s Cypress Freeway, and swaths of San Francisco.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
8 June 2025
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Why disrupt a good thing by adding more and presumably inferior teams to the mix?—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 June 2025
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Four months after Elon Musk and Marco Rubio dismantled U.S.A.I.D., firing thousands of workers and cancelling eighty-three per cent of the agency’s contracts, according to Rubio’s count, Dalton’s lab is the only one left.—
Peter Slevin,
New Yorker,
9 June 2025
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In 2023, the party dismantled Iowa’s position as the first state in the presidential nominating process, with allies of then-President Joe Biden elevating South Carolina to the coveted role.—
Rachel Schilke,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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In the second set, Alcaraz broke to get within 4-5 when Sinner sailed a forehand long.—
Adam Zagoria,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Officials there determined the residents had not intended to break the law and no crime was committed.—
Mark Thiessen,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2025
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Colonial history cannot be detached from such cuisine-making, and Thompson approaches it with directness and clarity.—
Hayley Maitland,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
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Three students were hospitalized after an air-conditioning fixture detached and fell during lunchtime at Ellen Feickert Elementary School, officials with the Elk Grove Unified School District said in a letter to families.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
6 June 2025
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If trillion-dollar bonds are required to contest trillion-dollar damages our government is causing, that destroys the protections our Constitution provides its citizens against the rule of tyrants.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
8 June 2025
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The first move for a mistrial from Combs’ legal team occurred at the end of May, after prosecutors asked Los Angeles Fire Department arson investigator Lance Jimenez if fingerprint evidence related to the bombing of Kid Cudi's car had been destroyed.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
8 June 2025
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Climbing up the pipes of a utility shaft, the inmates disassembled the ventilation covers, descended the roof on a chimney pipe and scaled a fence.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
12 May 2025
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The eagles will be disassembled overnight Friday and placed into storage.—
Peter Guo,
NBC news,
6 May 2025
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If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 June 2025
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If time permits, lock your home upon departure and disconnect utilities and appliances.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
7 June 2025
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“Dismember.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismember. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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