DISMEMBERS Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

dismembers

verb

present tense third-person singular of dismember

as in disrupts

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 dismantles

to take apart dismembered the stage settings after the last performance

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Recent Examples of dismembers Jason thus dismembers Cassidy’s corpse, wraps his bits up in tin foil, and stores them away in the freezer. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026 The push, pull and discovery of these motives morph into a violent blowout that ultimately dismembers their existing familial foundation. — Sibani Ram, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2026

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Montemayor told Campus Insights Media that alcohol disrupts rest at a biological level, fragmenting sleep into short bursts that leave a person feeling drained the following morning.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 26 Aug. 2026
Plantation owners and traditional farmers often start fires to clear land for farming at low cost, triggering hazardous haze that reduces visibility, disrupts land and air transportation and threatens public health.

— Muhammad Hatta, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of disrupts

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Raman contends that Bass’ signature program Inside Safe, which dismantles encampments and moves people living there into motels, hotels and interim housing, is overly expensive and unsustainable.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
This is what happens when the government dismantles the country’s vast environmental intelligence system.

— Alan Ohnsman, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of dismantles

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Protium detaches first at low temperatures, followed by deuterium, while tritium holds on the longest and requires the highest heat to release.

— Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Aug. 2026
Writing detaches the message from the messenger, allowing for a more dispassionate spread of information than was possible in oral societies.

— Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of detaches

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Bookshelves were filled with actual paperwork and documents used by medical professionals, while even the hairline fractures visible on X-rays were created with the guidance of real-life practicing physicians.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Aug. 2026
With enough pulses, the fast-swelling channel, as in Yutkin’s investigation, induces a shock wave that fractures the rock.

— IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 11 Aug. 2026

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While some companies attribute layoffs to AI, the technology primarily disassembles jobs by automating repetitive tasks, allowing employees to focus on complex work.

— Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Apple has also developed its own robot called Daisy that disassembles iPhones to recover materials that traditional recycling often misses.

— Brit McCandless Farmer, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026

Definition of disassembles

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T cells, a type of immune cell that detects and destroys infected or abnormal cells, normally perform this inspection.

— William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
The white dwarf emits radiation and produces a giant gas bubble—the lion’s face—that destroys dust in its path.

— Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of destroys

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Apple says the Control Center button disconnects Bluetooth accessories without fully turning Bluetooth off.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
Some cool features include a kill switch that automatically disconnects you from the internet if the VPN connection fails, as well as split tunneling that allows selected apps to use the VPN connection while others transmit data in clear text.

— K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 25 June 2026

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