as in to disassemble
to take apart
dismantle the table for easier transport
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Recent Examples of dismantle
The move effectively dismantled the town’s entire law enforcement operation, raising questions about leadership, potential retaliation and public safety in the roughly 1,000-person community.
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Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
The end result was the most lopsided playoff loss in franchise history, as the Spurs dismantled Minnesota 133-95 in Game 2 to even the series at a game apiece.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
The heated controversy around the removal of San Francisco’s Vaillancourt Fountain took a turn on Wednesday when flames erupted as workers tried to dismantle it, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026
Legislators built this system, and judges are dismantling it.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
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Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
The end result was the most lopsided playoff loss in franchise history, as the Spurs dismantled Minnesota 133-95 in Game 2 to even the series at a game apiece.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026
The heated controversy around the removal of San Francisco’s Vaillancourt Fountain took a turn on Wednesday when flames erupted as workers tried to dismantle it, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
—Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 7 May 2026
Legislators built this system, and judges are dismantling it.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismantle
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Vaillancourt Fountain, a Brutalist, pre-cast concrete fountain that’s been the central feature of San Francisco’s Embarcadero Plaza since 1971, caught fire on Wednesday morning as it was being disassembled, according to reports.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
7 May 2026
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As per the researchers, the system can safely disassemble battery packs down to the cell level while exposing the cell terminals for testing and processing.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
7 May 2026
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The potential supercycle is detaching the chipmaking sector from the rest of the market.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
11 May 2026
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When the shell does not detach properly, electrolyte molecules are often pulled into unwanted side reactions at the interface.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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But more than anything, Bolles is authentic in a world that is disconnected by social media and polarized by politics.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
9 May 2026
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This isolates the engine from the rest of the plane and disconnects the left generator.—
James Glanz,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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The parents of Celeste Rivas Hernandez were cleared of allegations of child neglect and abuse in the months before authorities say the teenager was murdered and dismembered by singer D4vd, who now faces a possible death sentence for the slaying.—
Jami Ganz,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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The medical examiner’s office said she had been stabbed, then dismembered.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
1 May 2026
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This feeling of stasis is made all the more worrying by Ukraine’s increasing ability to strike inside Russia itself.—
Joshua Yaffa,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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Her head struck the train before she was thrown back onto the platform, fracturing her spine.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
8 May 2026
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Chiles, though, did rebound with a clean beam and dismount for a 9.9500 score to get the Bruins back in it.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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Sometimes the world is spinning too fast to dismount.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Apr. 2026
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The space is divided into six distinct environments, including a Dolby Atmos lounge for immersive, spatial audio, a gallery area for talks and panels, and a 'listening bar' where staff offer their own personal recommendations.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 May 2026
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Colbert grilled the former president on the topic dividing the city, baseball.—
Elyssa Kaufman,
CBS News,
6 May 2026
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“Dismantle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantle. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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