1
as in to disrupt
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 to dismantle
to take apart
dismembered the stage settings after the last performance
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Recent Examples of dismember
The body of a 16-year-old mom who was killed and dismembered will likely never be recovered because her body was left in a dumpster that has since been taken to an incinerator, Florida authorities said.
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
In 2018, dissident Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered and dismembered.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
Police in Florida believe a 16-year-old girl was beaten, killed and dismembered after being lured to meet 35-year-old man through social media.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Nine bodies, believed to be the remains of missing students, were discovered dismembered on the side of a Mexican highway earlier this week.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Olivia Lloyd, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
In 2018, dissident Saudi journalist and Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi was murdered and dismembered.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Mar. 2025
Police in Florida believe a 16-year-old girl was beaten, killed and dismembered after being lured to meet 35-year-old man through social media.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2025
Nine bodies, believed to be the remains of missing students, were discovered dismembered on the side of a Mexican highway earlier this week.
—David Matthews, New York Daily News, 5 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismember
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Shearing emphasized that there are no true winners in a tariff war, as higher prices harm consumers and disrupt global supply chains.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Apr. 2025
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Behind the scenes there was no doubt other dreams were dashed and processes disrupted.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
10 Apr. 2025
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Many of the encampments at colleges across Chicago were eventually dismantled by police, leaving lawn chairs and colorful student artwork dotting the muddy grass of campus quads.—
Caroline Kubzansky,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Apr. 2025
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The number of executive orders that are essentially dismantling federal agencies and allowing DOGE to essentially lay off people add more layers to investors’ concerns.—
Chuck Jones,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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The only Heat players ruled out Wednesday are Nikola Jovic (broken right hand), Kevin Love (personal reasons) and Dru Smith (left Achilles surgery).—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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Beads and sequins, whether glued on or delicately sown, can detach, melt, or lose their shape.—
Katelyn Squiers,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Apr. 2025
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This meant the placenta was detaching from the uterus without obvious symptoms like heavy bleeding.—
Ron Estes,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Palisades and Eaton fires burned more than 40,000 acres and destroyed at least 12,000 buildings.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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Many of the early hires were believed to be young tech engineers with little to no government experience, prompting criticism from Democrats and unions that critical government services and systems would be cut or destroyed.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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Most of the sets were built in Toronto, disassembled, and flown to Iqaluit for reassembly, with each piece put on palettes and packed to fit the cargo plane’s fuselage.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Then disassemble all the grinder’s parts, rinse them off, and run them through the dishwasher or wash them by hand.—
Wes Siler,
Outside Online,
11 Mar. 2025
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Police believed the caller had prime knowledge of the abductions, but the call was disconnected when a switchboard operator attempted to transfer it to investigators.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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Leaders must also model the right behavior by disconnecting and supporting their employees doing the same.—
Jennifer Liu,
CNBC,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Dismember.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismember. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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