DISMEMBERING Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

dismembering

verb

present participle of dismember

as in disrupting

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 dismantling

to take apart dismembered the stage settings after the last performance

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Recent Examples of dismembering Singer D4vd has parted ways with his legal representation in favor of public defenders for his case in which he is accused of allegedly killing and dismembering a 14-year-old girl. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026 The trial of Brandon Holbrook Prosecutors would argue Holbrook shot Joe Shymanski to death in Joe's Maryland driveway, then drove his body back to Pennsylvania, dismembering him and disposing of his remains. — Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026 Two Mundelein-area men accused of killing and dismembering another man will remain in Lake County jail while their cases are pending, a Lake County judge ordered Friday. — Barbara Vitello, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026 D4vd is accused of murdering 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez and dismembering her body in 2025. — Danielle Bacher, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026 The 21-year-old musician, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, is accused of killing and dismembering the teenage girl to prevent her from disclosing details about their relationship ahead of the release of his album, prosecutors said. — Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 27 July 2026 D4vd, whose legal name is David Anthony Burke, has been charged with killing and dismembering the 14-year-old. — Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 25 July 2026 Burke allegedly amputated two of Hernandez’s fingers after dismembering her body with a chainsaw to cover up evidence of the tattoo linking the two. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026 One image of her right knee showed flecks of blue plastic that prosecutors said came from an inflatable pool Burke used to collect blood while dismembering her body. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 July 2026

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On one hand, actual output from several member countries remains below quota levels; on the other hand, Middle East conflicts disrupting critical shipping lanes introduce uncertainty over whether crude supplies can smoothly reach global markets.

— , CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
The African National Congress is on course to lose control of most of South Africa’s major cities in Wednesday’s local elections, according to polling data, potentially disrupting power dynamics in the national coalition government.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of disrupting

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Their lifting was contingent on Iraq’s dismantling its weapons of mass destruction program and agreeing to respect Kuwaiti sovereignty.

— S. C. M. Paine, Foreign Affairs, 3 Nov. 2026
To address this, former Fraunhofer ISE researchers developed power electronics that can connect different batteries without dismantling them.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of dismantling

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Failing to Shut Off and Drain Outdoor Faucets Simply disconnecting hoses may not be enough for conventional outdoor faucets, as water left in the faucet and supply line can freeze and damage plumbing.

— Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2026
Start with one connection at a time and know that disconnecting an app doesn’t necessarily erase information already collected.

— Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

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Michael Flynn was 28 and working towards earning his PHD in theoretical physics when the 30-foot-long dead tree limb fell over 27 feet onto him, fracturing his skull and changing his life forever.

— Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Apart from the group’s buy-in to doing the little things, its commitment to unselfish football keeps one of the most dynamic running games in the country from fracturing.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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To help textile mills assess the impact of their headers, Fabscrap also developed a Smart Swatch Scorecard, which assigns header designs a grade, based on the number of components and the relative ease of disassembling them.

— Bella Webb, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026
Workers are in the midst of disassembling the old plant, a process that is expected to be completed next year.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of disassembling

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This is the one thing that can stop the agents from destroying us.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2026
Cyberattacks against supermarket refrigeration systems have disrupted grocery operations across Europe, with hackers remotely manipulating temperature controls and destroying perishable food.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026

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