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Recent Examples of demount They were torn down and pulverized by angry mobs, as happened in Kiev during the wave of protests in 2013-14, or methodically demounted by local authorities. Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for demount
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Fixed an issue where Yasuke could block with his teppo after being dismounted instead of his melee weapon.
    Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
  • Microchip claims that the new design is optimal for aerospace and defense mission-critical applications such as mobile radar, dismounted radios, dismounted IED jamming systems, autonomous sensor networks, and unmanned vehicles due to its compact size, low power consumption, and high precision.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 31 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Beads and sequins, whether glued on or delicately sown, can detach, melt, or lose their shape.
    Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Apr. 2025
  • This meant the placenta was detaching from the uterus without obvious symptoms like heavy bleeding.
    Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • People want to disconnect, and the Capella wants to help them in big and small ways.
    Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
  • If the acting isn’t capable of conveying the language, then people are going to disconnect.
    Jeanne Rawdin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Drummond ends up dead, Mark uses his tie, stained with Drummond's blood, to gain access to the room where Gemma has been ordered to disassemble a baby’s crib, and the couple have a tearful reunion and head for the exits.
    Gary Levin, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
  • An appellate judge shared a video of himself disassembling multiple firearms in an unusual dissent against the court's decision to uphold California's ban on gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 21 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Still, Reising said, the increasing occurrence of extreme and unpredictable weather events, like floods and droughts, could strike at any moment and erase those benefits.
    Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Trump’s tariffs strike at the heart of China’s manufacturing colossus—a network of factories and assembly lines that produce pretty much everything, from toys and clothes to solar panels and plastic bowls.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Demount.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demount. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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