as in decomposition
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismemberment
Noun
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Crews are grading land for more large subdivisions along a two-mile former country road in Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Mar. 2025 -
Charleston Building and Development is proposing Charleston Place, a subdivision of 30 custom houses targeted toward seniors on a 7.3-acre site.—
Marie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
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As California leaders fight against President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, Sacramento schools are in limbo — waiting to see what kind of potentially devastating ramifications that the dissolution of the department could have on their operations.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacramento Bee,
14 Mar. 2025
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In these conditions, there is a significant chance that Trump’s efforts to subordinate America’s partners will backfire by hastening the dissolution of U.S. hegemony.—
Nicholas Mulder,
Foreign Affairs,
6 Mar. 2025
Noun
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There’s a new way to show cleavage, according to Kat Graham.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
19 Mar. 2025
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But the cleavages in Romanian society and politics will be sharpened in the weeks ahead.—
Faisal Kutty,
Newsweek,
10 Mar. 2025
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Their affiliation agreement ended in late December, and after months of negotiations, the sides opted for a breakup.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
21 Mar. 2025
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Following their breakup just before season 3 of Outer Banks began production, Cline and Stokes continued to film together.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
20 Mar. 2025
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China’s distribution system usually entails films being made available to all Chinese cinemas simultaneously, with no efforts at audience segmentation.—
Liz Shackleton,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025
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The most valuable category, super premium, was down by 5.6 percent; high end premium saw a small uptick of .2 percent; and premium was down by nearly 1 percent (price segmentations vary depending on the type of spirit).—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Trump last year won Sauk — split between Democratic-leaning areas closer to Madison and a more conservative rural northwest — by 626 votes after Democrat Joe Biden won the county by 615 votes in 2020.—
Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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My colleague Kellis Robinett has reported Kansas State plans to keep 20% for men’s basketball, but the Jayhawks will probably have a different split, given the importance of men’s basketball to the athletic department in Lawrence.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
28 Mar. 2025
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Brian Baptie, seismologist with the British Geological Survey, said the rupture moved the earth five meters (16.4 feet) over about a minute in some areas.—
Brad Lendon and Alex Stambaugh,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2025
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Blood clots can also form within arteries, often when fatty deposits rupture within those arteries.—
Alicen Nelson MD,
Verywell Health,
27 Mar. 2025
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“Dismemberment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismemberment. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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