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
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.
—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
The body was decomposed and dismembered.
—City News Service, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
Though Celeste’s cause of death has been sealed by a judge, prosecutors have said her body had been dismembered and separated into two bags.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
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
The body was decomposed and dismembered.
—City News Service, Daily News, 23 Apr. 2026
Though Celeste’s cause of death has been sealed by a judge, prosecutors have said her body had been dismembered and separated into two bags.
—Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismembered
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Fragmented sleep, irregular sleep timing, and disrupted circadian rhythms can all negatively affect your health.—
Brian Mastroianni,
Health,
2 June 2026
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Spurs deserve credit for acting swiftly and learning their lessons from last summer when the uncertainty over the future of then head coach Ange Postecoglou disrupted their plans and contributed to them missing out on key targets.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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Federal prosecutors say the violent Kiccdoe street gang that terrorized Arlington has effectively been dismantled, with 21 members and associates now convicted and one of its most notorious gunmen sentenced to life in prison.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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The ladders across the Khumbu Icefall, which are carefully fixed by Sherpas to help climbers navigate the most treacherous section of the climb, had already been dismantled, according to one mountaineering company.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
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Judge, who fractured the same rib in a similar spot in 2019, also crashed hard into Yankee Stadium’s right field wall on a third-inning catch against Baltimore on May 3.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
5 June 2026
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Nix fractured his ankle in January late in a postseason win against Buffalo and had surgery shortly after.—
Parker Gabriel,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
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A lot of older people at studios are making greenlighting decisions, and they are disconnected from the audience.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
1 June 2026
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Once those systems are disconnected, even power that arrives later may no longer reach the areas where it is needed most.—
Sufan Jiang,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Roosevelt broke major party tradition by flying nine hours from Albany to personally deliver his acceptance speech from the Congress Plaza Hotel, which was carried live at Chicago Stadium on WGN-AM.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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One of those pitchers who might be familiar to Braves fans is Bryse Wilson, a former top prospect who broke into the majors with considerable promise before embarking on a baseball journey that has taken him through multiple organizations.—
Peter Chawaga,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2026
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That boat featured a staggering 68-meter rigid wing sail that could not be disassembled.—
Andrew Rice,
New York Times,
27 May 2026
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It can be easily reconfigured or disassembled, replaced and recycled.—
Sofia Celeste,
Footwear News,
25 May 2026
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Russian air defenses intercepted and destroyed more than 350 Ukrainian drones over territories both close to the border but also as further afield as Moscow, St Petersburg, and Novgorod in the country’s west, according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
3 June 2026
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Twelve people were killed, including two young boys, in the southeastern city of Dnipro, where a four-story apartment building was partially destroyed, local officials said.—
Valentyn Ogirenko,
USA Today,
2 June 2026
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The Expedition continued into the intersection and hit a truck that was pulling a Bobcat on a trailer, which detached from the truck and spun around.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2026
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America is witnessing a dangerous generation of disconnected young people, increasingly detached from the value of human life itself.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
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“Dismembered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismembered. Accessed 9 Jun. 2026.
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