1
as in dismantling
to take apart
they had to disassemble the television set in order to replace the wiring
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as in dissipating
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 disassembling
Africa’s curriculum is, in itself, a masterclass in disassembling the visual politics of beauty as a colonial construct.
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Akilah Sailers, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
The startup plans to use the funding to grow the production of its robotic disassembling factories, said Molg co-founder and CEO Rob Lawson-Shanks.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
The multifunctional carpet cleaner has a water tank that holds more than enough water, even when tackling bigger messes, and disassembling the attachments is easy thanks to the gadget's convenient quick-release button.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Akilah Sailers, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
The startup plans to use the funding to grow the production of its robotic disassembling factories, said Molg co-founder and CEO Rob Lawson-Shanks.
—Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
The multifunctional carpet cleaner has a water tank that holds more than enough water, even when tackling bigger messes, and disassembling the attachments is easy thanks to the gadget's convenient quick-release button.
—Toni Sutton, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassembling
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Complete decommissioning can include felling or dismantling the turbines, partially or wholly removing the turbine foundations and underground cables, removing the ground-level facilities, and restoring the land to a usable state.Ariel Cohen, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Hobbs sent about 40 National Guard members to Nogales to assist CBP with traffic direction at secondary search lanes, dismantling vehicles with contraband at the Mariposa border crossing, and supporting rail operations at the Dennis DeConcini crossing a few miles east.Raphael Romero Ruiz, The Arizona Republic, 22 Dec. 2024
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Safety-net programs Programs like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC) will continue dispersing aid during a shutdown.Brian Bennett, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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Try making your own candles, or dispersing the scent with essential oils or a stovetop simmer pot.Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2024
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With 395 dissolving micropoints per patch, the microneedle technology delivers active ingredients directly to the source of hyperpigmentation, boosting their effectiveness.Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Dec. 2024
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By dissolving its cap, the mushroom ensures that its spores can drip down and spread to the greatest lengths possible.Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The disappearing chat feature is part of a Google Workspace suite that is accessible to about 26,000 employees and has been available in some form since the early 2010s, when the city began contracting with Google for email and other services, Magos said.Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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The inquiry into their use came during a 2023 dispute between the city and the Crane Boulevard Safety Coalition, which stumbled on the disappearing messages after the city approved the construction of a home in Mount Washington.Barnini Chakraborty, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 23 Dec. 2024
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In their previous work, the team studied the scattering mechanism that generates noise when strong classical communications and single photons travel in fiber optic cable.Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
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Secondly, the petals excel at scattering sound waves, making the particles easier to image via ultrasound (they can also be coated with light-absorbing molecules, boosting their visibility via optoacoustic imaging).Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Disassembling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassembling. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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