dismemberments

noun

plural of dismemberment
as in decompositions

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismemberments
  1. subdivisions
  2. cleavages
  3. breakups
  4. bifurcations
  5. schisms
  6. segmentations
  7. splits
  8. ruptures
Noun
  • But the roadway is already the primary street for several subdivisions, including the Brookstone Apartments, which has over 220 units, and the Mallard Grove housing subdivision, which has 114 homes.
    — DIAMOND VENCES, Charlotte Observer, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The highway department will strategically apply salt to intersections, hills, bridges and curbs in subdivisions, but aim for conserving on other stretches of subdivision roads.
    — Post-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of subdivisions
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  • The cartoonist and journalist Joe Sacco has made a career of rescuing history from the cleavages of memory.
    — Robert Rubsam, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Intelligence agencies in the United States and other Western countries closely follow these cleavages, of course, and can sometimes recruit the disaffected or the ambitious to provide insider information.
    — Stephen Kotkin, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
Definition of cleavages
Noun
  • Max Martin, Grande sings of blowing through breakups and make-ups and enduring mounting exhaustion with mass notoriety while the music swirls patiently and frequently angrily underneath.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Another physical defender with a nose for the ball, Moore had four picks and five pass breakups in 2025.
    — Nick Baumgardner, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Definition of breakups
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  • Are these all mathematically proper bifurcations?
    — Gregory Barber, Quanta Magazine, 15 Sep. 2025
Definition of bifurcations
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  • As the country heads toward a national election, the leader once celebrated as a healer is now viewed by critics as the main driver of these schisms.
    — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026
  • Given the schisms, some in the GOP believe only a single party-line bill may end up passing before November.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of schisms
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  • Many of these companies offer women-only trips, while Backroads specializes in demographic segmentations, with offerings just for families with young kids, with teenagers, for adults only, women-only and by numerous age groups.
    — Larry Olmsted, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
Definition of segmentations
Noun
  • But Democrats believe that Kamala Harris’ eventual loss in Michigan stemmed in part from their lingering splits over Gaza, leading disaffected voters to stay home despite the urging of many progressives who had previously backed the protest.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 30 July 2026
  • Annis, a fan-favorite Islander from Season 8 of the Peacock dating series, known for doing the splits in the villa, connected with viewers for her confidence, honesty, and passion for life.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 July 2026
Definition of splits
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  • This region was the location for the two biggest ruptures of the last few years, including a 17-million gallon leak in West Hollywood last week and a roughly 10-million gallon rupture that flooded Westwood and damaged parts of UCLA in 2014.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2026
  • Here's what actually happens when a testicle ruptures, why doctors treat it as a surgical emergency, and what recovery typically looks like.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 22 July 2026
Definition of ruptures
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