dismembered

verb

past tense of dismember
1
as in disrupted
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 dismantled
to take apart dismembered the stage settings after the last performance

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Recent Examples of dismembered Detectives believe the two men beat Furman to death, then dismembered and disposed of his remains, which have not yet been recovered despite multiple searches of Diamond Lake, according to the complaint. — Eric Henderson, CBS News, 30 July 2026 The prosecution alleged that Burke dismembered Hernandez’s remains himself with a chainsaw. — Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 27 July 2026 Ho testified, according to the New York Post, that Rivas Hernandez's arms and legs had been dismembered. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 25 July 2026 Prosecutors allege Burke dismembered Rivas in the pool to collect the blood. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 July 2026 Burke then dismembered his victim’s body with a chainsaw and amputated two of her fingers to erase evidence of a tattoo linking the pair, according to the filing. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 21 July 2026 The killer left a note demanding $20,000, but her body was found dismembered and disposed of in city sewers. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 July 2026 After the execution, his body was first thrown into a shallow grave, but later dug up, dismembered, and his remains were dissolved in acid. — Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 24 June 2026 Sayegh and other Arab nationalists believed that Zionism dismembered Arab unity and violated the universal norms of the post–World War II international order. — Adam Louis-Klein, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismembered
  1. disrupted
  2. dismantled
  3. fractured
  4. disconnected
  5. broke
  6. disassembled
  7. destroyed
  8. detached
Verb
  • That was disrupted almost immediately by the COVID-19 pandemic.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • While the Iranian armed forces were no match for America’s military might, Tehran’s attacks on Persian Gulf neighbors with drones and missiles disrupted business and everyday life across the region.
    — Jennifer A. Dlouhy, Fortune, 31 July 2026
Definition of disrupted
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  • In Cairo, two Egyptian sources said Hamas had agreed to several contentious points, including the handover of weapons, but had requested changes regarding the definition of the infrastructure to be dismantled, adding more talks were underway.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 31 July 2026
  • As a first step, city workers dismantled the picnic pavilion where addicts smoked and shot up, its condition having deteriorated from all the misuse.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Definition of dismantled
Verb
  • Lynch confirmed an initial report by ESPN that Shanahan fractured his nose, a hand and three ribs, while requiring over 40 stitches to his face and sustaining a severe concussion.
    — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
  • Dias had fractured his right femur and was rushed to a local hospital for emergency surgery.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
Definition of fractured
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  • Paramount has forcefully argued that the states’ challenge is disconnected from the modern media market and that delay serves large technology platforms rather than consumers.
    — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • The person knocked on the door and was let in by Chavez, and the video recording device was disconnected about 10 minutes later, investigators have said.
    — Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 July 2026
Definition of disconnected
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  • On the first day of his 14th and likely final training camp, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce broke downfield into a corner route rather well-covered by linebackers Nick Bolton and Drue Tranquill.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • Mythos outputted a previously unknown method for finding such symmetries by definition broke the algorithm.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 29 July 2026
Definition of broke
Verb
  • Plus, cumbersome pieces can be difficult to navigate around doorways, corners, and stairwells, and disassembled furniture takes up less space in the moving truck.
    — Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of disassembled
Verb
  • After the match, Brock Lesnar Oba Femi destroyed Brock Lesnar in their first encounter, which made an already rising Oba Femi into an overnight sensation.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Weeks later in Georgia, the Highway 82 Fire destroyed more than 120 homes – the most lost to a single fire since state records began in the 1950s – while blazes across the Southeast pushed smoke into communities that rarely see it.
    — Martin Goillandeau, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • The vehicle’s engine and transmission were detached, lying on the ground in front of the rest.
    — Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026
  • Cena went a bit too ‘method’ with his heel persona, becoming cold, mean, and detached to the audience that loved him.
    — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of detached

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