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as in to dismantle
to take apart
they had to disassemble the television set in order to replace the wiring
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as in to dissipate
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole
the class was slow to disassemble, many waiting around to ask the instructor some questions
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Recent Examples of disassemble
According to the announcement, the console was disassembled and sat unused for more than five decades before undergoing a five-year restoration process under the guidance of Beatles collaborator and former EMI engineer Brian Gibson.
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
The local Amish community then disassembled the barn and relocated it to Todd County.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 17 Oct. 2024
There, at least two homes have been deemed unsafe to reenter, dozens of others have seen significant damage, the Wayfarers Chapel has been disassembled for safekeeping and several roads have become irreparable.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
The company counts as customers Dell, HP, and ABB as well as Sims Lifecycle Services, which works with data center customers to disassemble and repurpose data center gear.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 22 Oct. 2024
The local Amish community then disassembled the barn and relocated it to Todd County.
—Lennie Omalza, The Courier-Journal, 17 Oct. 2024
There, at least two homes have been deemed unsafe to reenter, dozens of others have seen significant damage, the Wayfarers Chapel has been disassembled for safekeeping and several roads have become irreparable.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2024
The company counts as customers Dell, HP, and ABB as well as Sims Lifecycle Services, which works with data center customers to disassemble and repurpose data center gear.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassemble
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Other very stubborn systems for organizing human societies have been dismantled before.Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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More:Boeing dismantles global diversity, equity and inclusion department, Bloomberg News reports Voting will start at 7 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time (1500 GMT) and end at 7 p.m. with the result expected within hours.Dan Catchpole and Allison Lampert, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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But a perennial desire for the macabre doesn’t just dissipate under the umbrella of good intentions.Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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However, that drama quickly dissipated with the unexpected withdrawal of the No. 27 truck from Reaume Brothers Racing, piloted by team owner Josh Reaume.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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Venom detaches from Eddie to save him and ensnares the xenophages with his gooey body.Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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The helicopter's main rotor detached from the collision and the aircraft plummeted to the ground.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2024
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North Korean soldiers were dispersed in Vladivostok, as well as other far eastern cities of Ussuriysk, Khabarovsk and Blagoveshchensk for training last month, according to the NIS.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Each dot represents five voters for a particular candidate, and they are randomly dispersed throughout the precinct (in other words, the dot does not represent the exact address where the voters live).Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Some folks feel the need to fully disconnect from the digital world to understand this boundary.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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To find time to disconnect, clear your mind and focus your thoughts.Nazar Gulyk, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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At medium doses, that vivid picture of the world begins to dissolve into classically psychedelic imagery: swirling geometric patterns, flashing colors and shapes, and a general deconstruction of ordinary perception into chaos.Oshan Jarow, Vox, 4 Nov. 2024
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The rinse also deploys the brand’s 9% alpha hydroxy acid blend of exfoliating glycolic and lactic acids, which dissolve buildup and excess sebum for a cleaner, fresher feel after washing.Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Oct. 2024
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After dismounting his bike, Premi paused to look up and down each side of the street the way a prison guard might scan a cellblock.Mohammad Ali, WIRED, 14 Apr. 2020
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Its role as a mobile weapon platform allows Ukrainian forces to transport heavy weapons swiftly to counter Russian dismounted advances.Vikram Mittal, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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When fall arrives, the Roberts family disappears into the woods.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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But when the Hubble Space Telescope turned its gaze toward Neptune’s dark eye in 1994, the spot had disappeared.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Disassemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassemble. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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