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Recent Examples of dismemberment
This is allegedly where the implements of dismemberment were found.
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Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
What followed was a litany of queries that lasted three days and sought information about dead bodies and dismemberment, crime scene cleanup and computer disposal.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
To no one’s surprise, the Saudi government had tried to dodge the issue before claiming Khashoggi had been killed by rogue officials, insisting that the slaying and dismemberment was not premeditated.
—Lorraine Ali, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
When a cooler full of body parts turns up in Crip territory, the Detroiters offer to take the lead on responding to the Colombians, who are most likely responsible for the dismemberment.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
The surgical precision of the dismemberment pointed to someone with medical training.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
A lot of the action set pieces involving dismemberment, disembowelment, and general maiming were also practical, albeit with some light digital touch-ups in post-production.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Maxwell Anderson, 34, was convicted on June 6 of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse and arson in the gruesome April 2, 2024, killing and dismemberment of Robinson, 19.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
What followed was a litany of queries that lasted three days and sought information about dead bodies and dismemberment, crime scene cleanup and computer disposal.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
To no one’s surprise, the Saudi government had tried to dodge the issue before claiming Khashoggi had been killed by rogue officials, insisting that the slaying and dismemberment was not premeditated.
—Lorraine Ali, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
When a cooler full of body parts turns up in Crip territory, the Detroiters offer to take the lead on responding to the Colombians, who are most likely responsible for the dismemberment.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
The surgical precision of the dismemberment pointed to someone with medical training.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
A lot of the action set pieces involving dismemberment, disembowelment, and general maiming were also practical, albeit with some light digital touch-ups in post-production.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Maxwell Anderson, 34, was convicted on June 6 of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse and arson in the gruesome April 2, 2024, killing and dismemberment of Robinson, 19.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismemberment
Noun
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The house smelled of urine, feces and decomposition.—
Chad Murphy,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Jan. 2026
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If the stump is in a low-traffic area and won't interfere with lawn mowing, the easiest removal method is natural decomposition.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But Floyd reiterated that opening the roadways through the subdivision may alleviate traffic on Mallard Creek Road.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
22 Jan. 2026
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If that happens, Umiya Mataji Sastha will need city approval for a final subdivision plat.—
Gloria Casas,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Saudi Arabia hails the dissolution as a win for regional stability and plans a Riyadh conference to address southern Yemen’s political future.—
Fatma Khaled,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Upon the dissolution of their longstanding, often turbulent arrangement with the Baltimore Orioles’ Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, the Washington Nationals are also in the hunt for a new local TV home.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Epstein in a mud mask or his toes in Ghislaine Maxwell's cleavage might be unsettling, but is hardly what former deputy FBI director Dan Bongino once claimed would be revealed when the first dump of Epstein files dropped.—
Eve Batey,
Vanity Fair,
17 Jan. 2026
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And, yes, the rumors are true - the first cut was rated R by the MPAA, and the female stars' cleavage was CGI'd away so as not to offend.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
16 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Kendricks finished 10 tackles, including two for loss, and the pass breakup.—
Chris Biderman,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The incident, which occurred at a south Phoenix home, appeared to be over a dispute relating to a breakup, ABC 15 and AZ Family reported, citing court documents, as well as family and witness testimonies.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
Noun
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No global business depends more on fan avidity than sport, where rabid subcultures of tribal commitment often defy traditional customer segmentation.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
4 Dec. 2025
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Strategically chosen—if sometimes artificial—limits and product segmentation have pride of place in Cupertino’s rulebook.—
Craig Grannell,
Wired News,
2 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Each project begins with a complete disassembly.—
Paul Ratner,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Dec. 2025
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Love the brilliant disassembly and assembly.—
Emily Temple,
Literary Hub,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Mafuko’s mother was killed in 2007 and in 2013, during the split of Kabirizi family, Mafuko joined the Bageni family.—
Kirsty Hatcher,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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Per People, the split is amicable with no major turmoil leading up to it.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dismemberment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismemberment. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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