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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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as in to dismantle
to take apart
dismembered the stage settings after the last performance
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Recent Examples of dismember
An autopsy report determined that the suspect allegedly dismembered Joksimovic with a jigsaw and garden shears, before chopping up the remains and dissolving them in a blender, per 20min, local radio FM1 Today and bzbasel.
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
Prosecutors allege Anderson dismembered Robinson and littered parts of her body throughout the county after killing her.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2024
Her killers had dismembered her body and burned it.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Some were dismembered, with their remains scattered across multiple locations.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Samira Asma-Sadeque, Peoplemag, 13 Sep. 2024
Prosecutors allege Anderson dismembered Robinson and littered parts of her body throughout the county after killing her.
—David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 13 Sep. 2024
Her killers had dismembered her body and burned it.
—D. T. Max, The New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2024
Some were dismembered, with their remains scattered across multiple locations.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 17 Sep. 2024
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Harris supporters called Trump a threat to democracy for his refusal to concede his 2020 loss to Biden, unfounded election fraud claims and his supporters’ Capitol riot to disrupt Biden’s presidential certification.Julia Prodis Sulek, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Having studied the chaotic aftermath of the 2020 election, both were now eying plans to disrupt each of the procedural steps between Election Day and the Inauguration, such as the December 11th deadline for each state to ascertain a winner, and the December 17th meeting of each state’s electors.The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
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Other very stubborn systems for organizing human societies have been dismantled before.Jill Lepore, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
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More:Boeing dismantles global diversity, equity and inclusion department, Bloomberg News reports Voting will start at 7 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time (1500 GMT) and end at 7 p.m. with the result expected within hours.Dan Catchpole and Allison Lampert, USA TODAY, 4 Nov. 2024
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As his questioning crosses taboos and boundaries, raising Sister Barnes’ hackles, cinematographer Chung-hoon Chung’s camera, which has been cutting between various degrees of close-up as the conversation progresses, breaks free from stasis.Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2024
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Analysts standing in front of a big electronic board counting votes and breaking them down state by state, county by county, in granular detail have now become an election night staple.Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 6 Nov. 2024
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Venom detaches from Eddie to save him and ensnares the xenophages with his gooey body.Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
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The helicopter's main rotor detached from the collision and the aircraft plummeted to the ground.Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2024
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Approximately 40 firefighters responded to the blaze, which was first reported at 11:43 a.m., destroyed one building, damaged at least three others, and downed utility wires along 17th Street.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The fire destroyed an apartment building near Ammons Street and West 12th Avenue, killing two cats and displacing four people, according to West Metro Fire Rescue.Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
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Despite various retrieval attempts—including disassembling the drain pipes and pouring water down the sink—the resilient frog stayed put, emerging occasionally and one time leaving behind evidence.David Faris, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024
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It’s organized around five events in a material’s production — animating, disassembling, feeding, re-fusing and stitching — and also highlights the wave of more sustainable principles that are being embraced by designers to use fewer resources and allow for recycling and recovery.Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
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Some folks feel the need to fully disconnect from the digital world to understand this boundary.Discover Magazine, Discover Magazine, 7 Nov. 2024
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To find time to disconnect, clear your mind and focus your thoughts.Nazar Gulyk, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Dismember.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismember. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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