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Recent Examples of dismemberment
Investigators have reason to believe that dismemberment may have been involved in the disposal of Isadora’s body.
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Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
The family of a Brooklyn mother whose body was found stuffed in a black plastic bag inside a NYCHA complex trash compactor room is desperate to know how a fun night out with friends ended with her death and dismemberment.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
This is allegedly where the implements of dismemberment were found.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 5 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
Sarah Dahlberg, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
The family of a Brooklyn mother whose body was found stuffed in a black plastic bag inside a NYCHA complex trash compactor room is desperate to know how a fun night out with friends ended with her death and dismemberment.
—Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
This is allegedly where the implements of dismemberment were found.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 5 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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Sometimes compost becomes too acidic during decomposition, Ivanov says—fireplace ash helps neutralize this acidity.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
25 Feb. 2026
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In fact, adding brown material like toilet paper tubes will even speed up the decomposition process and balance out your green kitchen waste.—
Michelle Mastro,
The Spruce,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Crown Point Plan Commission voted no to a zoning request for a 473-lot subdivision to be called Preserve Point.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2026
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It’s been three years since thousands of residents in a Central Florida subdivision won a landmark class action lawsuit against their developer, who was illegally making millions of dollars by charging them to use their neighborhood pool, clubhouse and other features.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Think of the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, the 9/11 terrorist attacks or the killing of Osama bin Laden a decade later.—
Daniel DePetris,
Mercury News,
26 Feb. 2026
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The geckos were found living around karst rock formations — a type of landscape shaped by the dissolution of soluble rock, typically characterized by dramatic caves, crevices and rugged rocky terrain.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Jones’s personal style — a quirky, at times ill-fitting wardrobe of short skirts, cleavage-revealing tops, mumsy cardigans, granny pants and long scarves — helped cement her character into an unforgettable part of noughties pop culture history.—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The top is extra supportive thanks to an extended bottom and somehow offers cleavage without flimsiness.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This Chris marks his breakup by going to a strip club and makes a point of posting a picture with one of the dancers on Instagram.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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On the heels of her breakup with Lucas Bravo, Shailene Woodley is putting a rather romantic spin on Milan Fashion Week with a little help from Rivals star Milo Callaghan.—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
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That segmentation is forcing sourcing teams to rethink how portfolios are constructed.—
Muchaneta ten Napel,
Sourcing Journal,
27 Feb. 2026
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This is a tunnel to nowhere and just a part of a much larger plan costing tens of billions more, but segmentation isn’t permitted under the law for funding purposes.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Most midrange tables shouldn’t be too difficult to move around, but the top-of-the-line shuffleboard tables can weigh as much as 300 pounds, which is incredibly difficult to move without partial disassembly.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
23 Feb. 2026
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Mercedes also promises other upgrades throughout, including an improved folding table design, an awning further optimized for assembly and disassembly, a more efficient coolbox in the driver's-side kitchen block, and smoother drawer slides.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
17 Feb. 2026
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Partisan split Democrats in the Senate race were sharply critical.—
Joseph Morton,
Dallas Morning News,
28 Feb. 2026
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The effect of that was that the nation went into the start of the conflict split about it.—
Anthony Salvanto,
CBS News,
28 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dismemberment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismemberment. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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