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 killer left a note demanding $20,000, but her body was found dismembered and disposed of in city sewers. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 11 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 Sayegh and other Arab nationalists believed that Zionism dismembered Arab unity and violated the universal norms of the post–World War II international order. — Adam Louis-Klein, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026 Angel Guzman, 31, of Los Angeles, was among the four members of the gang MS-13 convicted of murdering three people, one of whom was kidnapped, strangled, attacked with machetes and dismembered, in the Angeles National Forest, federal authorities said. — Arkansas Online, 7 June 2026 Later, his killers dismembered him, carving out his heart and throwing his body parts into a canyon. — Sydney Barragan, Daily News, 6 June 2026 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. — 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismembered
  1. disrupted
  2. dismantled
  3. fractured
  4. disconnected
  5. broke
  6. disassembled
  7. destroyed
  8. detached
Verb
  • Residents from Minnesota to Washington, DC, told CNN the noxious air has disrupted their lives, seeping into everything from their health and leisure to their businesses and family life.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The 1859 Carrington Event, the strongest geomagnetic storm on record, disrupted telegraph systems around the world and pushed auroras from their usual high-latitude skies near the Arctic and Antarctic to locations as far south as the tropics.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 July 2026
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  • The Argentine captain, who dismantled England in the semifinal with two assists, is seeking a second World Cup title to further cement his legacy.
    — Mark Hodge, NBC news, 17 July 2026
  • Still, the dominant message from the hearing was that Maduro’s removal has not, by itself, dismantled the authoritarian system that sustained his rule.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026
Definition of dismantled
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  • According to the complaint, DGCIM officers repeatedly beat him, fractured his back, administered electric shocks — including to his genitals — and threatened to kill him while extorting money from his wife.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
  • The Syrian military forces moved in, but amid the chaos of the transition the camp fractured and the population scattered.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
Definition of fractured
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  • This mix of the absurd and sincere reflects a kind of artistic engagement with existential questions that is increasingly resonating with people, many of whom are disconnected from organized religion.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
  • Trust becomes difficult when AI systems are disconnected from the operational realities they're expected to influence.
    — Dave Link, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of disconnected
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  • The lawsuit seeks a declaration that Harwood broke the site’s Terms of Service and unspecified damages.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
  • England broke the stalemate and took a 1-0 lead in the 55th minute with a goal by Barcelona forward Anthony Gordon.
    — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
Definition of broke
Verb
  • 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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  • But just like all other houses in Collins First Nation, her home was completely destroyed by the fires.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • The 1951 Flood claimed lives, destroyed homes and businesses, and scattered one of Kansas City’s largest Hispanic communities.
    — Michelle Oliva-Espinosa, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
Definition of destroyed
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  • With everyone else, she was detached, her behavior unimpeachable.
    — Min Jin Lee, New Yorker, 19 July 2026
  • These include anxiety, emotional distress, resurfacing of painful memories and dissociation – feeling detached from oneself or one’s surroundings.
    — Ronald S. Green, The Conversation, 16 July 2026
Definition of detached

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