as in disassembles
to take apart
dismantle the table for easier transport
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Recent Examples of dismantles
In its world premiere, SECOND NATURE challenges the notion that queerness is unnatural, by turning to nature itself — and the science that dismantles the myth of the gender binary.
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Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Next up, the watchmaker dismantles the movement, carefully inspecting and thoroughly cleaning each part.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Its collapse dismantles those lifelines.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
The Virgo new moon dismantles your comfort zone.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
In Today Was Fun, Groff dismantles the myth that professionalism requires stoicism and sacrifice.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
Next up, the watchmaker dismantles the movement, carefully inspecting and thoroughly cleaning each part.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Sep. 2025
Its collapse dismantles those lifelines.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
The Virgo new moon dismantles your comfort zone.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
In Today Was Fun, Groff dismantles the myth that professionalism requires stoicism and sacrifice.
—Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismantles
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The magic keyboard folio turns your iPad into a fully functioning laptop and detaches and attaches with a simple click.—
Christopher Murray
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FOXNews.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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After continents rift, or break apart, hot, dense rock detaches from the base of tectonic plates in blobs, which generate waves beneath Earth’s crust.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
8 Aug. 2025
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Shillitoe's Kejashi system, which sounds Japanese but is just a nod do his own name KEnt JAmes SHIllitoe, disconnects the forks and handlebars from the normal steering head, and mounts them on a trailing arm coming back from a point well out in front of the fairing.—
Loz Blain
August 04,
New Atlas,
4 Aug. 2025
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The jet stream divides the country in two, bringing wetter weather to the Pacific Northwest and Ohio Valley.—
Alix Martichoux,
The Hill,
12 Sep. 2025
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The 45-year-old Shears now divides his time between London and New Orleans, is a founding member of the pop and glam rock band Scissor Sisters.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Sep. 2025
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The result is an almost-black shade of mahogany that strikes the perfect balance of autumnal aura and goth feels.—
Marci Robin,
Allure,
11 Sep. 2025
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Specifically, the child died of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), a rare, but always fatal complication that strikes years after an initial measles infection.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Dismantles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantles. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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