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Recent Examples of dismemberment
The family of a Brooklyn mother whose body was found stuffed in a black plastic bag inside a NYCHA complex trash compactor room is desperate to know how a fun night out with friends ended with her death and dismemberment.
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Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
This is allegedly where the implements of dismemberment were found.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
What followed was a litany of queries that lasted three days and sought information about dead bodies and dismemberment, crime scene cleanup and computer disposal.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
To no one’s surprise, the Saudi government had tried to dodge the issue before claiming Khashoggi had been killed by rogue officials, insisting that the slaying and dismemberment was not premeditated.
—Lorraine Ali, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
When a cooler full of body parts turns up in Crip territory, the Detroiters offer to take the lead on responding to the Colombians, who are most likely responsible for the dismemberment.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
The surgical precision of the dismemberment pointed to someone with medical training.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
A lot of the action set pieces involving dismemberment, disembowelment, and general maiming were also practical, albeit with some light digital touch-ups in post-production.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Maxwell Anderson, 34, was convicted on June 6 of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse and arson in the gruesome April 2, 2024, killing and dismemberment of Robinson, 19.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2026
This is allegedly where the implements of dismemberment were found.
—Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 5 Dec. 2025
What followed was a litany of queries that lasted three days and sought information about dead bodies and dismemberment, crime scene cleanup and computer disposal.
—Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 3 Dec. 2025
To no one’s surprise, the Saudi government had tried to dodge the issue before claiming Khashoggi had been killed by rogue officials, insisting that the slaying and dismemberment was not premeditated.
—Lorraine Ali, Mercury News, 29 Nov. 2025
When a cooler full of body parts turns up in Crip territory, the Detroiters offer to take the lead on responding to the Colombians, who are most likely responsible for the dismemberment.
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025
The surgical precision of the dismemberment pointed to someone with medical training.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 22 Sep. 2025
A lot of the action set pieces involving dismemberment, disembowelment, and general maiming were also practical, albeit with some light digital touch-ups in post-production.
—Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Maxwell Anderson, 34, was convicted on June 6 of first-degree intentional homicide, mutilation of a corpse and arson in the gruesome April 2, 2024, killing and dismemberment of Robinson, 19.
—Chris Ramirez, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismemberment
Noun
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The team is using a process called thermal decomposition to unlock the chemical secrets of neptunium.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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Slower decomposition of food scraps can attract rodents and other unwanted critters.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The Edgewater Stormwater Project replaces a culvert under the old railroad north of the Edgewater subdivision.—
Deborah Laverty,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Feb. 2026
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Saturday, in a subdivision near the intersection of Jerimoth and Cuddington drives in east Charlotte.—
Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Intertextuality is described by Scarlett Barton in perhaps the opposite way, as linked to Roland Barthes’ observation that the author is dead, and that the text is the dissolution of every kind of voice, every beginning and core.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Feb. 2026
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In 2023, the Move Forward Party campaigned on curbing royal powers, though efforts to reform Thailand’s draconian royal defamation law, known as lèse-majesté or Article 112, were deemed unconstitutional and led to the party’s dissolution by the Constitutional Court.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The top is extra supportive thanks to an extended bottom and somehow offers cleavage without flimsiness.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
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Aguilera was coy in her pose, covering her chest while displaying her cleavage and letting her jewelry do the talking.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Bad Bunny keeps his personal life pretty private, and he hasn't been confirmed to be dating anyone since his breakup with Kendall Jenner in 2024.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
9 Feb. 2026
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Most of the time, breakups are supposed to be clean-cut endings—no second thoughts, no leftover feelings, and generally, no contact.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
9 Feb. 2026
Noun
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This is a tunnel to nowhere and just a part of a much larger plan costing tens of billions more, but segmentation isn’t permitted under the law for funding purposes.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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In health and wellness, machine learning already powers drug discovery, patient segmentation, and outcome tracking.—
Aisha Alves,
Rolling Stone,
3 Feb. 2026
Noun
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To take on the task, the company is using AI and robotics for both the process of the redesign and for the disassembly.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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The new lamp means there's no disassembly (or DIY experimentation) necessary.—
Sarah Everett,
The Spruce,
13 Jan. 2026
Noun
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At last year's conference, Vice President JD Vance delivered a combative address that rattled European capitals and fueled fears of an accelerating trans-Atlantic split.—
Olivia Gazis,
CBS News,
14 Feb. 2026
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In fact, more than 80% of people will have their hearts broken from a romantic split, research suggests.—
Kyra Dahring,
CNN Money,
14 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dismemberment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismemberment. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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