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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as in dismantled
to take apart
dismembered the stage settings after the last performance
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Recent Examples of dismembered
Prosecutors said Herrling dismembered and disposed of Wilding’s body to prevent the discovery of his death.
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Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Forensic evidence and cover-up claims Prosecutors told jurors that McGuire shot her husband inside the couple’s Woodbridge apartment, dismembered his body, and wrapped the remains in black trash bags before placing them into suitcases.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
As the amputee bled out, he was filmed expressing his continual and clear agreement to being killed and dismembered.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
She was dismembered, de-fleshed, and even beheaded before being burned.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors said Brian Walshe premeditatedly murdered and dismembered his wife, then disposed of her remains in dumpsters.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
Tis the season to be dismembered.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors allege that Walshe killed his wife then dismembered her body.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Magnussen stars as recently widowed and recovering alcoholic Sheriff Red, who launches an investigation as locals begin turning up murdered and dismembered one by one, discovering that the monster feeds on the blood alcohol content of its victims.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Forensic evidence and cover-up claims Prosecutors told jurors that McGuire shot her husband inside the couple’s Woodbridge apartment, dismembered his body, and wrapped the remains in black trash bags before placing them into suitcases.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 1 Feb. 2026
As the amputee bled out, he was filmed expressing his continual and clear agreement to being killed and dismembered.
—S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
She was dismembered, de-fleshed, and even beheaded before being burned.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors said Brian Walshe premeditatedly murdered and dismembered his wife, then disposed of her remains in dumpsters.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
Tis the season to be dismembered.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors allege that Walshe killed his wife then dismembered her body.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Magnussen stars as recently widowed and recovering alcoholic Sheriff Red, who launches an investigation as locals begin turning up murdered and dismembered one by one, discovering that the monster feeds on the blood alcohol content of its victims.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismembered
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Since June, federal immigration raids have disrupted neighborhoods and communities across Los Angeles and around the nation, including at work sites, along neighborhood streets and in commercial areas.—
Melissa Gomez,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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This has disrupted standing deployment plans, scrambled ships to sail thousands of miles and put increasing strain on vessels and equipment that are already facing mounting maintenance issues.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
11 Feb. 2026
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This is a place where the status quo is not merely challenged; it is dismantled and rebuilt into something faster, smarter, and more enduring.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
8 Feb. 2026
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The Seahawks dismantled their division rival, the San Francisco 49ers, in Week 18 to clinch the top seed and then did so again two weeks later in the divisional round.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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What few people knew is that before the trio finally made peace, the duo of James and Denton fractured one more time.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
7 Feb. 2026
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Martin fractured his right arm, had surgery the following day and immediately shifted attention to the Olympics.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
7 Feb. 2026
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When the two diverge, journalism appears disconnected from reality as people experienced it.—
Charles Edward Gehrke,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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DNA tests showed blood on Guthrie’s front porch was a match to her and her doorbell camera was disconnected in the early hours of Sunday morning, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos has said.—
TY ONEIL,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Feb. 2026
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But looming is the question of whether the federal immigration officers who pulled the triggers in both cases actually broke the law, a question that will come down to complicated issues that are much harder to define than the outrage that prompted calls for accountability.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Vatrano was relegated to the bottom six and then broke his shoulder.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
7 Feb. 2026
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The brand said the shoe can be disassembled at the end of its life, with the knit, cords, footbed and sole separating cleanly to support circular end-of-life pathways.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
10 Feb. 2026
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All components can be easily disassembled without damage, allowing them to be reused and rearranged as many times as needed.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
9 Feb. 2026
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The storm that destroyed the home of Shaun and Karen Powers hit three months after the phone call that put an end to Coppermark’s strategy of flooding the insurance department with complaints.—
J.C. Hallman,
Oklahoman,
10 Feb. 2026
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The Talmud teaches that Jerusalem was destroyed not only because of hatred, but because of sinat chinam, baseless hatred fueled by moral absolutism.—
Rabbi Bruce D. Forman,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Feb. 2026
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Nine others were detached but preserved.—
Laura Sharman,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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Each cube can be attached or detached like Lego bricks, allowing engineers to assemble larger systems with highly customized mechanical behavior.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dismembered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismembered. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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