1
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
Authorities stated that Jackson had allegedly placed his mother's body parts in a suitcase and flushed the rest down the toilet after dismembering her.
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Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
The sheriff's office alleged that Larry admitted to returning home from work in 1998 and finding his father dead, then dismembering the body with a manual hand saw.
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Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
He is also accused of dismembering her body.
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Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
He was not charged with dismembering her body.
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Mason Leath,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
Previous reports suggest that Burke may have had help from another person in dismembering Hernandez’s body.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
On Monday, cranes and demolition excavators tore down the exhibition hall closest to the Omni Hotel, dismembering parts of the building that will eventually unlock 20 to 30 acres for redevelopment and a new events facility.
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Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Mar. 2026
Hite is charged with murder, accused of killing and dismembering Wengel.
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Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
Ana Walshe’s body was never found, but a slew of suspicious internet searches about dismembering and disposing of bodies was found on an electronic device in the home.
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Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
The sheriff's office alleged that Larry admitted to returning home from work in 1998 and finding his father dead, then dismembering the body with a manual hand saw.
—
Nicole Acosta,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
He is also accused of dismembering her body.
—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
He was not charged with dismembering her body.
—
Mason Leath,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
Previous reports suggest that Burke may have had help from another person in dismembering Hernandez’s body.
—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
16 Apr. 2026
On Monday, cranes and demolition excavators tore down the exhibition hall closest to the Omni Hotel, dismembering parts of the building that will eventually unlock 20 to 30 acres for redevelopment and a new events facility.
—
Devyani Chhetri,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Mar. 2026
Hite is charged with murder, accused of killing and dismembering Wengel.
—
Ashley Grams,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
Ana Walshe’s body was never found, but a slew of suspicious internet searches about dismembering and disposing of bodies was found on an electronic device in the home.
—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismembering
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The shadow fleet, aging tankers and cargo ships that break US sanctions and sabotage subsea cables with impunity, are increasingly disrupting global trade and data flows.
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Britain, Italy and Spain were also sweltering in extreme heat, with record temperatures in some regions disrupting schools and transport networks.
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In return, Iran would allow international inspectors into enrichment sites and maintain its nuclear program status quo during negotiations, without dismantling facilities.
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Bonamici wants to impeach over McMahon's dismantling the Education Department.
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Dennis Romero Dennis Romero is a breaking news reporter for NBC News Digital.
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In 2012, most estimates were that breaking a 2048-bit RSA key would require a billion physical qubits.
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Get in the habit of disconnecting devices when you’re done using them.
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State governments Many states prevent utilities from disconnecting residential customers’ electricity, even if the bills aren’t paid.
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Together, that has strained its finances and politics, with Britain’s historical two-party system fracturing into a patchwork of increasingly tribal alliances and factions.
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In an era where consumer trends ignite and burn out within weeks, retail brands are demanding partners who can execute complex, multi-city environmental transformations at lightning speed without fracturing the core visual identity of the brand.
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There for a while, before the recall was officially issued, there were dealers taking care of these problems under warranty, but what that entailed was essentially disassembling the entire engine, right?
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Take the bird feeder apart, disassembling it into as many parts as possible to ensure a thorough deep clean of both the interior and exterior.
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That second blaze burned charred 23,500 acres in that community, Malibu and elsewhere, killing 12 people and destroying or damaging more than 7,500 homes and businesses.
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These kinds of old negatives are often stored inside cans and are so fragile they can’t be unrolled without destroying them, Seales says.
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Shortly after, Waldorf's placenta had trouble detaching.
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Visual effects company Weta created the effect of Vecna’s head detaching from his body.
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“Dismembering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismembering. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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