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
Similarly, the movie’s just desserts are completely bland, since they’re constantly robbed of real stakes when folks being dismembered can just walk it off and try again.
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Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
The detail was that Rivas’ body was not only badly decomposed when it was found – it had been dismembered and separated into two bags before being placed in the trunk of the Tesla.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
There's no one that winds up dismembered in the woods that's not a — a victim of homicide.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Cleveland Police Chief Dorothy Todd said neither child had been dismembered.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
Two Colombian drug dealers had just dismembered a man with a chainsaw and a second man was to meet the same fate.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The cartel had cut his throat and dismembered him.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors said Herrling dismembered and disposed of Wilding’s body to prevent the discovery of his death.
—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
Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
The detail was that Rivas’ body was not only badly decomposed when it was found – it had been dismembered and separated into two bags before being placed in the trunk of the Tesla.
—Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 12 Mar. 2026
There's no one that winds up dismembered in the woods that's not a — a victim of homicide.
—Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Cleveland Police Chief Dorothy Todd said neither child had been dismembered.
—Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 7 Mar. 2026
Two Colombian drug dealers had just dismembered a man with a chainsaw and a second man was to meet the same fate.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2026
The cartel had cut his throat and dismembered him.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 11 Feb. 2026
Prosecutors said Herrling dismembered and disposed of Wilding’s body to prevent the discovery of his death.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismembered
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The war with Iran has disrupted oil production and distribution as the Islamic Republic targets shipping traffic and energy infrastructure with the intention of inflicting economic pain on its adversaries.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Mar. 2026
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But the war with Iran has also disrupted some key air shipping lanes, particularly to Europe.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
17 Mar. 2026
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Now that system is being dismantled.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2026
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Roughly 6,000 brackets were dismantled by the final whistle.—
Paulina Dedaj,
FOXNews.com,
21 Mar. 2026
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But those earlier controversies never fractured his base of support the way the new allegations have.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
22 Mar. 2026
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The landscape has grown increasingly complex as cartels have fractured into rival factions creating a much different situation than in the past when one cartel held monolithic control over a region.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Forty-one minutes later, her pacemaker application disconnected from her phone, marking the precise moment an 84-year-old woman who could not walk 50 yards without help was ripped from her bed.—
Neal K. Shah,
Boston Herald,
17 Mar. 2026
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Year after year, the Taiwanese public is becoming increasingly disconnected from their original Republic of China mentality.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
13 Mar. 2026
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That evening, news broke that the FBI had been conducting a months-long investigation into Kent for leaking classified information to the media.—
Christian Datoc,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Mar. 2026
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Kymora Johnson buried an icy 3 and broke a late tie.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Two tiny humanoid robots that can play soccer stand in a glass case, one blinking and gesturing at visitors and the other partially disassembled to reveal the engineering inside.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
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Notably, the facility is modular and expandable, allowing it to be disassembled and reassembled on location as productions require.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2026
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The fire destroyed more than 160 structures and charred 25,000 acres in Orange and Riverside counties.—
Tony Saavedra,
Oc Register,
17 Mar. 2026
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Her clothes and makeup were destroyed in the damage.—
Leondra Head,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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California is largely detached from the rest of the fuel distribution system.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Mar. 2026
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The editorial board has offered tone-deaf takes on the Iran war detached from its grotesque, senseless reality.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Dismembered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismembered. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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