as in to disassemble
to take apart
dismantle the table for easier transport
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Recent Examples of dismantle
But the enduring sticking point remained Hamas’ demand that a full hostage release must result in a full Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza and an end to the war, while Israel’s leaders held that the Gaza campaign must continue until Hamas is dismantled.
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Natasha Turak,christina Wilkie, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Eleven people received a total of 123 years in prison Wednesday as authorities dismantled a drug trafficking ring that used Midwestern train cars to transport meth and fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Indiana said.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
The art center will pay Miss $900,000 and is projected to spend an additional $350,000 to dismantle and remove the work, which is thought to be the first urban wetlands projects in the United States.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Jan. 2025
In the 1920s, the monastery was bought by William Randolph Hearst (of the famed publishing family) and dismantled and shipped piece by piece to America.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
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Natasha Turak,christina Wilkie, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Eleven people received a total of 123 years in prison Wednesday as authorities dismantled a drug trafficking ring that used Midwestern train cars to transport meth and fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Indiana said.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
The art center will pay Miss $900,000 and is projected to spend an additional $350,000 to dismantle and remove the work, which is thought to be the first urban wetlands projects in the United States.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Jan. 2025
In the 1920s, the monastery was bought by William Randolph Hearst (of the famed publishing family) and dismantled and shipped piece by piece to America.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismantle
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All pruning shears can be sharpened, but shears that can be disassembled are easier to work on.Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Jan. 2025
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The cars are completely disassembled and modified around the original chassis with a process driven by Singer’s obsessive attention to detail.Kristin Shaw, Popular Science, 1 Jan. 2025
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The first stage, or the rocket’s bottommost portion, fired its engines for more than three minutes before detaching from New Glenn’s upper portion.Jackie Wattles, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
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After birth, the placenta naturally detaches and is expelled after the baby is born during vaginal birth or is removed by doctors during a c-section.Christina Montoya Fiedler, Parents, 14 Jan. 2025
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That library was the hub of the community, and losing it will disconnect the community further.R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
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Battery packs must be disconnected during security inspection.Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 14 Jan. 2025
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Walshe, 49, of Cohasset, is accused of murdering his wife Ana Walshe, dismembering her body on New Years 2023 and hiding it in dumpsters around Greater Boston.Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 9 Jan. 2025
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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.Tim Treadgold, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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The video struck a chord with many gaining millions of views on the app.Alice Gibbs, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Photograph Revives Culture War: An image depicting a famous 19th-century painting has struck at the heart of the Ukrainian identity struggle caused by Russia’s invasion.Cassandra Vinograd, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
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The initial assaults over the weekend involved dismounted infantry walking in neat lines across snowy fields without much apparent support from artillery or aircraft.David Axe, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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The footage, apparently shot by a Ukrainian drone, shows dismounted infantry attacking in columns across an open field without much apparent support from vehicles, artillery or aircraft.David Axe, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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On Monday, the US government announced a new round of regulations on global AI chip exports, dividing the world into roughly three tiers of access.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 13 Jan. 2025
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The number is calculated by dividing births in a year by the average population for the year.Krystal Nurse, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Dismantle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantle. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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