1
as in to disrupt
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
quickly dismembered the old toolshed and hauled it off to the dump
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2
as in to dismantle
to take apart
dismembered the stage settings after the last performance
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Recent Examples of dismember
According to officials, Williams dismembered the woman, hid her body in two suitcases and continued to live in the apartment for a month, using towels and cleaning products to mask the smell.
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
The remains of dozens of people, some of whom had been dismembered, were discovered in graves in a Mexican town near the U.S. border, reports say.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Sources said Echevarria was beaten and stabbed about a dozen times before the body was dismembered.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
Naresh Bhatt was arrested in August on a charge of concealing a dead body and now faces charges of murder and physically defiling a dead body after police found evidence in their Manassas Park home that her body was dismembered.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2025
The remains of dozens of people, some of whom had been dismembered, were discovered in graves in a Mexican town near the U.S. border, reports say.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
Sources said Echevarria was beaten and stabbed about a dozen times before the body was dismembered.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
Naresh Bhatt was arrested in August on a charge of concealing a dead body and now faces charges of murder and physically defiling a dead body after police found evidence in their Manassas Park home that her body was dismembered.
—Jonathan Granoff, Newsweek, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismember
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The pair meet after the guy picks up a prescription for an extremely gnarly black eye, setting off a whirlwind romance that’s inevitably disrupted by — what else? — a grumpy parent.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
21 Feb. 2025
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The occurrence of any of these events disrupts the global supply chain and can deeply impact profitability.—
Steve Banker,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Kabayel dismantled Zhilei Zhang with a sixth-round KO.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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Trump has sought to fire thousands of federal workers, dismantle independent agencies, end birthright citizenship and impose tariffs on countries that have a trade deficit with the U.S. or have aggrieved him in some other way.—
Zac Anderson,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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The Senate's version would break it up into two pieces for the sake of speed, and the House's version would wrap it into one massive package in the hopes of squeezing it through their narrow Republican majority.—
Riley Beggin,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Castle has proven an avid student, breaking it out early and often this year.—
John Hollinger,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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The second stage is the upper portion of the rocket and is responsible for delivering items into orbit after the first stage has successfully propelled the rocket into Earth’s upper atmosphere and detached itself.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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Carry it as a wristlet for a cute and easy way to take essentials on the go, or detach the removable strap and use it as a wallet.—
Isabel Garcia,
People.com,
12 Feb. 2025
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Many other belongings from his tomb are believed to have been relocated due to the flooding that destroyed it.—
Francesca Aton for ArtNews,
Robb Report,
20 Feb. 2025
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Baldoni countersued, accusing Lively, Reynolds and Sloane of seeking to destroy his career.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2025
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Meze Audio claims its commitment to craftsmanship and longevity goes as far as making every component in the POET headphones easy to disassemble and replace.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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While Apple's low marks are partially due the difficulty involved in disassembling MacBooks, Lenovo appears to be withholding information from shoppers deemed critical to right-to-repair legislation and accessibility.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Library Master Plan adopted unanimously by the city highlights that without investments, these vital technology services could become unreliable or inaccessible and could leave vulnerable populations further disconnected.—
Patrick Stewart,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Feb. 2025
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And since so many of us rely on our phones to disconnect, know that cyber activities show mixed results.—
Paula Davis,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Dismember.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismember. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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