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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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as in dismantled
to take apart
dismembered the stage settings after the last performance
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Recent Examples of dismembered
Sayegh and other Arab nationalists believed that Zionism dismembered Arab unity and violated the universal norms of the post–World War II international order.
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Adam Louis-Klein,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
Angel Guzman, 31, of Los Angeles, was among the four members of the gang MS-13 convicted of murdering three people, one of whom was kidnapped, strangled, attacked with machetes and dismembered, in the Angeles National Forest, federal authorities said.
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Arkansas Online,
7 June 2026
Later, his killers dismembered him, carving out his heart and throwing his body parts into a canyon.
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Sydney Barragan,
Daily News,
6 June 2026
The killing of 14-year-old Agostina Vega, found dismembered after a week missing, has reignited national fury ahead Ni Una Menos protests, echoing the 2015 teen murder that birthed Argentina’s movement.
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Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
He had been dismembered with his genitals and eight of his toes cut off, with seven near his body.
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Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
29 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.
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Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
The parents of Celeste Rivas Hernandez were cleared of allegations of child neglect and abuse in the months before authorities say the teenager was murdered and dismembered by singer D4vd, who now faces a possible death sentence for the slaying.
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Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
The medical examiner’s office said she had been stabbed, then dismembered.
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Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
Adam Louis-Klein,
The Atlantic,
18 June 2026
Angel Guzman, 31, of Los Angeles, was among the four members of the gang MS-13 convicted of murdering three people, one of whom was kidnapped, strangled, attacked with machetes and dismembered, in the Angeles National Forest, federal authorities said.
—
Arkansas Online,
7 June 2026
Later, his killers dismembered him, carving out his heart and throwing his body parts into a canyon.
—
Sydney Barragan,
Daily News,
6 June 2026
The killing of 14-year-old Agostina Vega, found dismembered after a week missing, has reignited national fury ahead Ni Una Menos protests, echoing the 2015 teen murder that birthed Argentina’s movement.
—
Isabel Debre,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
He had been dismembered with his genitals and eight of his toes cut off, with seven near his body.
—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
29 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
The parents of Celeste Rivas Hernandez were cleared of allegations of child neglect and abuse in the months before authorities say the teenager was murdered and dismembered by singer D4vd, who now faces a possible death sentence for the slaying.
—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
The medical examiner’s office said she had been stabbed, then dismembered.
—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismembered
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Meanwhile, its medium-range drones have also disrupted Russia’s supply lines to the front, and its long-range strikes have increasingly damaged Russian oil facilities that provide vital revenue for the Kremlin’s war effort.
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Record heat has disrupted schools and transportation networks and forced some tourist attractions, including the Eiffel Tower, to close.
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Every battery pack that is repurposed rather than dismantled and exported represents a modest step toward greater supply-chain resilience.
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Eventually, the camps were dismantled around the summer of 1946, and the prisoners were allowed to return to Europe.
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In the years since Brexit, Britain's political landscape has fractured, with declining support for the two long-dominant parties, Conservatives and Labour.
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Voters have expressed remorse In the years since Brexit, Britain’s political landscape has fractured, with declining support for the two long-dominant parties, Conservatives and Labour.
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So even if disconnected from headquarters, a brigade can still use the system.
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Carbon offsets, by contrast, can be difficult to verify and are often disconnected from local conditions.
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While Warsh broke precedent by not submitting his projections for the federal funds rate, nine members of the FOMC see room for a hike before the end of 2026.
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Only two players broke par in the third round — Emiliano Grillo in 30 mph wind before the leaders teed off, and Scheffler with a 69.
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Once completed in Spain, the new organ was disassembled and its parts were gradually transported to Prague on trucks.
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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.
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The second inferno killed 12 people, destroyed 6,500 structures across the Palisades and Malibu and cost billions in damage and insurance claims.
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In Paradise, California, a community destroyed by wildfire adopted the ‘Wildfire Prepared Home Standard’ as its mandatory rebuilding benchmark.
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The part most easily detached from the song can still become an entry point to the rest of it.
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The ornate accessory features scrollwork and clover motifs in silver and gold, set with diamonds that can be detached and worn as a brooch.
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“Dismembered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismembered. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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