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
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.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
When a prisoner died, they were either buried in unmarked graves or dismembered and thrown to the sharks.
—Maya Duclay, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
Once considered the jewel in the crown of the civil rights movement, the Voting Rights Act has been largely dismembered since 2013 by the increasingly conservative Supreme Court.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
He was arrested in November 1957 in connection to Bernice Worden’s murder, and officials discovered her body dismembered in his property.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
The dismembered remains of victims Brenda del Castillo, 20, Morena Verdi 20, and Lara Morena Gutiérrez, 15, were found last week in Florencio Varela, about 16 miles south of the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires, local authorities said, according to Pagina 12, Cadena 3 and La Nación.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Many of singer D4vd’s friends in the Los Angeles music scene had come to believe that Celeste Rivas Hernandez was his 19-year-old girlfriend, long before the 15-year-old’s body was found dismembered in the trunk of his Tesla, which had been abandoned in the Hollywood hills a month earlier.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement found Starren’s body dismembered and hidden in a Woodbury storage unit.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
By his own admission, they were completely dismembered by the explosion.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
When a prisoner died, they were either buried in unmarked graves or dismembered and thrown to the sharks.
—Maya Duclay, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2025
Once considered the jewel in the crown of the civil rights movement, the Voting Rights Act has been largely dismembered since 2013 by the increasingly conservative Supreme Court.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
He was arrested in November 1957 in connection to Bernice Worden’s murder, and officials discovered her body dismembered in his property.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
The dismembered remains of victims Brenda del Castillo, 20, Morena Verdi 20, and Lara Morena Gutiérrez, 15, were found last week in Florencio Varela, about 16 miles south of the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires, local authorities said, according to Pagina 12, Cadena 3 and La Nación.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Many of singer D4vd’s friends in the Los Angeles music scene had come to believe that Celeste Rivas Hernandez was his 19-year-old girlfriend, long before the 15-year-old’s body was found dismembered in the trunk of his Tesla, which had been abandoned in the Hollywood hills a month earlier.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement found Starren’s body dismembered and hidden in a Woodbury storage unit.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
By his own admission, they were completely dismembered by the explosion.
—Michael Jerome Plunkett
september 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismembered
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The shutdown has disrupted federal operations, delayed pay for hundreds of thousands of workers, and put critical programs at risk.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Nov. 2025
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If the shutdown has not been resolved at the end of this week, there is a big risk Thanksgiving travel could be disrupted, said Henry Harteveldt, president of Atmosphere Research Group.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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In 1991, the government dismantled the protectionist economic policies of its socialist past, cracking open the nation to the world.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Other cabins already had been dismantled.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Additionally, there were relationships that had been fractured at her father's insistence, says Aleisha.—
Chris Spargo,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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His backup fractured his ankle weeks later.—
Christopher Kamrani,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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Grocoff, who lives with his family in a 125-year-old Ann Arbor home certified as net-zero energy, said his household disconnected from natural gas over 15 years ago.—
Brendel Clark,
Freep.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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Apple's stock has surged to new highs, but its valuation now appears increasingly disconnected from the company's growth profile and competitive positioning.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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The attorney general was adamant that if Running Fence broke the law, workers would be arrested and jailed, and contractors would lose their licenses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Letters to the editor of The Kansas City Star complained that the parade’s participants far outnumbered the spectators in 2011, the year the Royal broke from tradition and rescheduled the parade to coincide with the competition.—
Patrick Salland,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
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The 707 was disassembled and towed to the library site.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
1 Nov. 2025
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Over nine months, the chapel's 30 tons of stone and 18,000 French terra-cotta roof tiles were carefully disassembled, labeled and shipped to Milwaukee.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Prendergast, whose team discovered the devilish bee in the area, said the sighting of the insect shows the importance of understanding bees before their habitats are destroyed.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
11 Nov. 2025
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The Austrian painter’s record is expected to be shattered again by a monumental, six-foot-tall portrait of a young heiress that was looted by the Nazis and nearly destroyed during World War II.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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The engine The left engine of the plane detached during takeoff, NSTB member Todd Inman said Wednesday, citing airport surveillance footage viewed by the agency.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The left engine of a UPS plane caught fire during takeoff and immediately detached, officials in Kentucky said Wednesday, leading to a horrific crash and the deaths of at least 12 people.—
Matt Lavietes,
NBC news,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Dismembered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismembered. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.
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