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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 crisis reached a peak in late 2018, when Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi American columnist for the Washington Post, was killed and dismembered by a hit squad inside the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. — Dexter Filkins, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026 When Thorwald’s wife is nowhere to be seen the next day, Jeff is convinced that Thorwald murdered and dismembered her. — David Faris, TheWeek, 14 Sep. 2026 Compaq, the world’s largest PC maker at $42 billion in 2000, was swallowed by Hewlett-Packard, which then dismembered itself into four public companies. — Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026 Two of Hernandez’s fingers, including one with Burke’s name tattooed on it, had been dismembered, when she was found, according to prosecutors. — Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismembered
  1. disrupted
  2. dismantled
  3. fractured
  4. disconnected
  5. broke
  6. disassembled
  7. destroyed
  8. detached
Verb
  • Improved logistics for Saudi crude exports have reduced the market's assessment of how much supply is at risk, Massabni said, adding that oil prices reflect not just available barrels but also the probability of those supplies being disrupted.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Their fragile relationship is disrupted when Sethu encounters a feral child in the forest and brings him home.
    — Ed Meza, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of disrupted
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  • Trump has gutted environmental protections and scientific research, and dismantled clean energy initiatives.
    — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Playing at San Francisco will be a much more difficult challenge after the 49ers dismantled the Super Bowl favorite Rams, 27-7, last week.
    — Keven Lerner, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dismantled
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  • Set on the eve of the Korean war, this ruminative story follows a midwestern family that’s fractured by a mother’s sudden disappearance.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Lane fractured his wrist in the first half of the Ravens’ season-opening win over the Indianapolis Colts.
    — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of fractured
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  • Raimer Rodriguez, a 36-year-old Cuban immigrant, said he was beaten after detainees protested phones being disconnected on April 2.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026
  • After learning that passengers had self-evacuated, Metro-North Railroad disconnected the third rail and suspended train service to the Lower Level of Grand Central, the MTA said in its release.
    — Charmaine Patterson, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of disconnected
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  • Shortly after news broke of Horsch's arrest, her family told WPVI she was last seen at the home.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The case between former Charlotte Hornets player LaMelo Ball and a boy who says the star point guard broke and drove over his foot is officially coming to an end.
    — Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of broke
Verb
  • Each session creates another set of parts that must be stored, carried, disassembled, and cleaned.
    — Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The barn was disassembled, inventoried and reconstructed at Heritage Barbecue, according to the city’s Cultural Heritage Commission.
    — Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of disassembled
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  • The Russian Defense Ministry on Friday said its air defenses intercepted and destroyed 629 Ukrainian drones overnight over 14 Russian regions, as well as illegally annexed Crimea and the Azov and the Black seas.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Sep. 2026
  • In the course of three weeks, Israeli soldiers destroyed much of the area, razing schools and mosques and commandeering buildings for use as military posts.
    — Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of destroyed
Verb
  • Liu’s Met commission, with its disembodied hands, its severing and suturing of the organic and the mechanical, may be a metaphor for a civilization detached from its foundations and coming to its end.
    — Lavender Au, ARTnews.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Her voice, usually an attention-demanding force, is detached from the throbbing production.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of detached

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“Dismembered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismembered. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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