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
Once considered the jewel in the crown of the civil rights movement, the Voting Rights Act has been largely dismembered since 2013 by the increasingly conservative Supreme Court.
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
He was arrested in November 1957 in connection to Bernice Worden’s murder, and officials discovered her body dismembered in his property.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
Many of singer D4vd’s friends in the Los Angeles music scene had come to believe that Celeste Rivas Hernandez was his 19-year-old girlfriend, long before the 15-year-old’s body was found dismembered in the trunk of his Tesla, which had been abandoned in the Hollywood hills a month earlier.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement found Starren’s body dismembered and hidden in a Woodbury storage unit.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
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Nina Totenberg, NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
He was arrested in November 1957 in connection to Bernice Worden’s murder, and officials discovered her body dismembered in his property.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 6 Oct. 2025
Many of singer D4vd’s friends in the Los Angeles music scene had come to believe that Celeste Rivas Hernandez was his 19-year-old girlfriend, long before the 15-year-old’s body was found dismembered in the trunk of his Tesla, which had been abandoned in the Hollywood hills a month earlier.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Law enforcement found Starren’s body dismembered and hidden in a Woodbury storage unit.
—Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismember
Verb
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Bullet train services were temporarily disrupted, and cameras mounted on buildings showed visible shaking.—
Anthony Trotter,
ABC News,
6 Jan. 2026
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However, drinking caffeinated tea too late in the day can disrupt sleep.—
Anna Giorgi,
Verywell Health,
6 Jan. 2026
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In 1991, the government dismantled the protectionist economic policies of its socialist past, cracking open the nation to the world.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Yet, that’s all threatened by the Proposition 50 maps, which completely dismantle his current district, parceling many of the most Republican-leaning areas into surrounding Democratic majority seats.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
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Even one of the greatest ever to play this game, Joe Root, could not work out how to break free of the 36-year-old’s shackles here, failing to score a single run off him for 23 balls in a row before finally yielding to the python-like grip when missing one that homed in on his pads.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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The Brisbane Stadium is expected to break ground this year, with a target completion date of 2031.—
Oscar Holland,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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At one point, the actress became hyper-focused on social media posts after feeling detached from the group.—
Tracy Wright,
FOXNews.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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In an era defined by economic uncertainty, rising living costs, and a workforce increasingly detached from traditional career paths, Ben Hur’s perspective encourages a different way of thinking about how markets might be used.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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So, automation can be used to destroy labor or workers’ power, but it can also be used in the opposite direction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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Homes, businesses and synagogues were destroyed.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The reality of disassembling an over 8-ton animal was graphic.—
Meredith Nierman,
NPR,
23 Dec. 2025
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The bits disassemble to fit into a pocket or backpack.—
Simon Heptinstall
December 11,
New Atlas,
11 Dec. 2025
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If time allows, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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If time permits, disconnect utilities and appliances.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Dismember.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismember. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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