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 The children are dismembered and penetrated, flayed alive, disemboweled, and their intestines set alight. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 Detectives believe Bogatiryov and Voranoff beat Furman to death, then dismembered his body and disposed of his remains, Covelli said. — Barbara Vitello, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismembered
  1. disrupted
  2. dismantled
  3. fractured
  4. disconnected
  5. broke
  6. disassembled
  7. destroyed
  8. detached
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  • Costs had been on the decline since March 2025, following a massive outbreak of bird flu that disrupted the egg supply and sent retail prices soaring.
    — Claire Malon, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The outage, now in its 11th day, has disrupted access to medical records, prescription histories, and scheduling systems.
    — Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of disrupted
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  • Israeli soldiers and border police arrived at the hilltop on Wednesday, dismantled the settlers’ tent and began trying to remove the settlers from the area.
    — Zeena Saifi, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Originally built in 1732, this classic Connecticut saltbox colonial was dismantled, preserved and rebuilt in its current location.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of dismantled
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  • And the Democratic electorate has fractured even further with primary candidates dropping out well after early voting began.
    — Clay Masters, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
  • An intimate and cinematic story, Under Salt Marsh takes audiences into the heart of a community bound by nature and fractured by an unthinkable crime.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of fractured
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  • There’s a version of this character that’s just the fool, and you’re disconnected from him, but Matthew takes you on a journey with this character.
    — Daniel D'Addario, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
  • If a company’s systems are disconnected, AI may not deliver its full value.
    — John F. McQuillan, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
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  • In Paris at the European championships, the corresponding major event across the pond, Italy’s Sara Curtis, who also trains at the University of Virginia, broke the three-year-old 50-meter backstroke mark.
    — Peter Baugh, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
  • In the first semifinal, Swiatek broke Svitolina’s serve at love for a 5-3 lead in the third set.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of broke
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  • 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
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  • Some 600 drones were detected headed toward the Russian capital, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said, with a third destroyed over the Moscow region itself.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
  • An airstrike destroyed a house in Ansar town, killing seven people and wounding three others on Saturday morning, NNA said.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of destroyed
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  • The result is content that is fluent and consistent yet detached from the nuance that drives customer behavior.
    — Georg Ell, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Five of the homes would be two-story houses, while the home closest to West 32nd Avenue would include an attached or detached accessory dwelling unit.
    — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026
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