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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2
as in to dismantle
to take apart
dismembered the stage settings after the last performance
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Recent Examples of dismember
The two-stage success in selling the company’s Australian coal assets will raise $4.9 billion for Anglo American which is surgically dismembering itself rather than accept a merger proposal from the world’s biggest mining company, BHP.
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Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
His sister, her husband and their two children were dismembered.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
There, prior excavations revealed six individuals whose bones had been dismembered and butchered, including potential human chew marks on hand, foot and rib bones.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Nasser Hospital received at least 15 bodies following the strike but determining an exact count was challenging due to the condition of the victims, many of whom were dismembered, severely burned or decapitated.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
His sister, her husband and their two children were dismembered.
—Freddie Clayton, NBC News, 16 Dec. 2024
There, prior excavations revealed six individuals whose bones had been dismembered and butchered, including potential human chew marks on hand, foot and rib bones.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Dec. 2024
Nasser Hospital received at least 15 bodies following the strike but determining an exact count was challenging due to the condition of the victims, many of whom were dismembered, severely burned or decapitated.
—Jason Fields, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismember
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West End production of The Tempest was disrupted by climate crisis protesters on Monday night.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
28 Jan. 2025
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The shooting marks the latest example of everyday tasks being disrupted by gunfire in the US.—
Taylor Romine,
CNN,
28 Jan. 2025
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The 29-year-old cofounder of the Atomwaffen Division, a neo-Nazi guerrilla organization that was responsible for five homicides and a number of bomb plots before the FBI dismantled it in 2020, Russell was arrested by federal agents in February 2023 along with his girlfriend, Sarah Clendaniel.—
Ali Winston,
WIRED,
29 Jan. 2025
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Amid a flurry of executive actions President Trump is taking to dismantle diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives within the federal government, the Trump administration is also turning its attention to private companies and institutions.—
Deena Zaru,
ABC News,
29 Jan. 2025
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A week ago Pensacola was slammed with 5 inches of snow, breaking the state record.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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At least eight male burglars broke a front glass window of a retail store overnight during a burglary in the Avondale neighborhood, Chicago police said.—
Deanese Williams-Harris,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Jan. 2025
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The pods can also be detached from the ring and attached directly together to form a train.—
Kimberley Snaith,
Space.com,
24 Jan. 2025
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This imbalance often leaves one partner feeling overburdened while the other becomes more passive or detached from the emotional weight of the relationship.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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The wildfires that burned through much of Los Angeles County earlier this month wreaked havoc across the region, burning down entire neighborhoods and destroying more than 17,000 structures, many of which were homes.—
Joel Thayer,
Newsweek,
27 Jan. 2025
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The video was released Sunday by a law firm representing a woman whose house was destroyed by the fire and is suing Southern California Edison, the primary electrical utility for Los Angeles.—
Michelle Watson,
CNN,
27 Jan. 2025
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Hudson was a prodigy who once disassembled his father’s old pump organ and rebuilt it.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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The great organ's 8,000 pipes, which were covered in toxic dust after the fire and have been disassembled, cleaned and retuned, will also play a psalm as the doors re-open.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2024
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Over time, this disconnect leads to emotional isolation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
25 Jan. 2025
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Its leaders are totally disconnected from scientific reality, from rational debate, from basic empathy.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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“Dismember.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismember. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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