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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismembers
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Schools can request waivers if the rule disrupts pick-ups or drop-offs.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025 -
The group also argued that moving people into federal immigration custody while local criminal cases are ongoing disrupts the legal process, potentially depriving victims of justice and defendants the opportunity to defend against charges.—
Laura Schulte,
jsonline.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The Mastermind isn’t a heist movie so much as a character study that dismantles the criminal himself, one selfish act at a time.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
23 Oct. 2025
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The apprentice dismantles the hilt almost by instinct and slips the crystal from within.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
22 Oct. 2025
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Soon after, a desperate man named Boomba, who witnessed Ma stealing from the shelter, breaks into her home and swipes her food, her phone, and a purse containing her family’s invaluable travel documents.—
Tope Folarin,
The Atlantic,
8 Nov. 2025
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Director Dan Trachtenberg breaks it down for us.—
Lauren Huff,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Nov. 2025
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After the vehicle is fully charged, the system automatically detaches the robotic arm.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
24 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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Surviving Mormonism fractures the church’s seemingly perfect veneer to expose the secrets that have been kept behind closed doors.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
21 Oct. 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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Reviewers appreciate that the machine disassembles easily and is dishwasher safe.—
Nashia Baker,
Architectural Digest,
25 Sep. 2025
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One such affliction is Tay-Sachs, a disease that disproportionately affects people of Ashkenazi descent and destroys brain and spinal nerve cells.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
7 Nov. 2025
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The movie follows a similar arc, with an additional subplot in which the creature destroys the city while under the influence of a powerful demon.—
Katie Rife,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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Alberta’s original Nordic spa disconnects bathers from technology while connecting them to the great outdoors.—
Lisa Kadane,
Travel + Leisure,
2 Nov. 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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“Dismembers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismembers. Accessed 18 Nov. 2025.
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