1
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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2
as in dismantles
to take apart
dismembered the stage settings after the last performance
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On play one, Moore reads the tight end throwback pass and disrupts the catch (or else the tight end might still be running).—
Dane Brugler,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025 -
But when a mysterious and powerful agent disrupts the negotiations, Brahim discovers the shady side of the business.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the sequel, Aatami, a man of few words, dismantles his family home after the Red Army moves the borders of his country.—
William Earl,
Variety,
24 Sep. 2025
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Modern prep, by contrast, dismantles those codes, treating familiar motifs not as restrictions but as foundations to build upon.—
Minty Mellon,
Vogue,
24 Sep. 2025
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Laughter from the crowd breaks the tension of what could have been understood as metaphor for Netanyahu’s actions.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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In an industrial kiln, these pellets reach temperatures of around 900 degrees Celsius, which breaks them down and releases pure CO2 gas.—
Tejasri Gururaj,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Oct. 2025
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There is also a higher risk of retinal detachment, in which the retina detaches from the back of the eye.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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There, Arthur awakens after the facehugger detaches itself from him.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
17 Sep. 2025
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While a tiny fraction of the quake’s energy (less than 1%) fractures rocks, up to 80% of it is transformed into heat.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Sep. 2025
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If the community fractures over which path to take, and no consensus emerges, adoption may be stalled.—
Korok Ray,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Reviewers appreciate that the machine disassembles easily and is dishwasher safe.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
25 Sep. 2025
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These newly aware companies’ high-speed trading of financial projects destroys the Earth itself, forcing humans to flee to the margins of the solar system.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
29 Sep. 2025
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Most of the time, a person’s immune system identifies and destroys these cells.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Flow Space,
24 Sep. 2025
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Might be the same WiFi issue, but CarPlay constantly disconnects and music often times has micro skips.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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Shillitoe's Kejashi system, which sounds Japanese but is just a nod do his own name KEnt JAmes SHIllitoe, disconnects the forks and handlebars from the normal steering head, and mounts them on a trailing arm coming back from a point well out in front of the fairing.—
Loz Blain
August 04,
New Atlas,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Dismembers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismembers. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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