dismembering

verb

Definition of dismemberingnext
present participle of dismember
1
as in disrupting
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 dismantling
to take apart dismembered the stage settings after the last performance

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  1. disrupting
  2. dismantling
  3. breaking
  4. destroying
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  • Russian shelling has severely damaged two water facilities in northern Donetsk, disrupting the water supply for about 260,000 residents.
    Katya Soldak, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The 50,000 members of the union working at ports from Maine to Texas have been on strike since early Tuesday morning, halting the flow of the majority of containerized imports into the United States, along with many of the exports, disrupting the sales of American businesses overseas.
    Vanessa Yurkevich, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
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  • This lawsuit represents the latest in a series of challenges aimed at dismantling Biden’s broader student loan forgiveness goals, with this new proposal being more targeted than its predecessor, which the Supreme Court struck down in 2023.
    Melissa Noel, Essence, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Neurotypical allies have a critical role to play in this—by showing empathy, questioning their own assumptions, dismantling stereotypes and honoring the diverse ways people experience and interact with the world.
    Mark Travers, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of dismantling
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  • Without breaking stride, Hunter blew past four more Utah defenders and hopped into the end zone, a broken play transformed into a work of art.
    Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
  • Minyvonne Burke Minyvonne Burke is a senior breaking news reporter for NBC News.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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  • Keeping the excessive usage of drones in ongoing wars in mind, the United States Army’s Apache helicopters are training to get better at destroying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) mid-flight using Hellfire missiles, among other ammunition.
    Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2024
  • The grand jury accused Whiting of misuse of public monies, theft, conflict of interest, harassment, sending a threatening letter and stealing, destroying, altering or secreting public records.
    Robert Anglen, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
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