as in to disassemble
to take apart
dismantle the table for easier transport
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Recent Examples of dismantle
But the enduring sticking point remained Hamas’ demand that a full hostage release must result in a full Israeli military withdrawal from Gaza and an end to the war, while Israel’s leaders held that the Gaza campaign must continue until Hamas is dismantled.
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Natasha Turak,christina Wilkie, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Eleven people received a total of 123 years in prison Wednesday as authorities dismantled a drug trafficking ring that used Midwestern train cars to transport meth and fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Indiana said.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
The art center will pay Miss $900,000 and is projected to spend an additional $350,000 to dismantle and remove the work, which is thought to be the first urban wetlands projects in the United States.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Jan. 2025
In the 1920s, the monastery was bought by William Randolph Hearst (of the famed publishing family) and dismantled and shipped piece by piece to America.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
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Natasha Turak,christina Wilkie, CNBC, 15 Jan. 2025
Eleven people received a total of 123 years in prison Wednesday as authorities dismantled a drug trafficking ring that used Midwestern train cars to transport meth and fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Indiana said.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2025
The art center will pay Miss $900,000 and is projected to spend an additional $350,000 to dismantle and remove the work, which is thought to be the first urban wetlands projects in the United States.
—News Desk, Artforum, 15 Jan. 2025
In the 1920s, the monastery was bought by William Randolph Hearst (of the famed publishing family) and dismantled and shipped piece by piece to America.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismantle
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Hudson was a prodigy who once disassembled his father’s old pump organ and rebuilt it.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
21 Jan. 2025
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The great organ's 8,000 pipes, which were covered in toxic dust after the fire and have been disassembled, cleaned and retuned, will also play a psalm as the doors re-open.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
3 Dec. 2024
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The first stage, or the rocket’s bottommost portion, fired its engines for more than three minutes before detaching from New Glenn’s upper portion.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
16 Jan. 2025
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After birth, the placenta naturally detaches and is expelled after the baby is born during vaginal birth or is removed by doctors during a c-section.—
Christina Montoya Fiedler,
Parents,
14 Jan. 2025
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That library was the hub of the community, and losing it will disconnect the community further.—
R. Daniel Foster,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Battery packs must be disconnected during security inspection.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
14 Jan. 2025
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Walshe, 49, of Cohasset, is accused of murdering his wife Ana Walshe, dismembering her body on New Years 2023 and hiding it in dumpsters around Greater Boston.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
9 Jan. 2025
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The two-stage success in selling the company’s Australian coal assets will raise $4.9 billion for Anglo American which is surgically dismembering itself rather than accept a merger proposal from the world’s biggest mining company, BHP.—
Tim Treadgold,
Forbes,
27 Nov. 2024
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These presidential powers strike at the very heart of our government — they are more typically exercised by a king or a dictator.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
27 Jan. 2025
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Moderately sized quakes strike New England every few decades while smaller quakes shake the region roughly twice a year, according to the USGS.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA TODAY,
27 Jan. 2025
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The initial assaults over the weekend involved dismounted infantry walking in neat lines across snowy fields without much apparent support from artillery or aircraft.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
18 Dec. 2024
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The footage, apparently shot by a Ukrainian drone, shows dismounted infantry attacking in columns across an open field without much apparent support from vehicles, artillery or aircraft.—
David Axe,
Forbes,
14 Dec. 2024
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The galleries are categorized according to three themes — religion, kingship, and society — and divided into historical eras: Predynastic, the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, the Late Kingdom, Ptolemaic (Greek) Egypt, and the Roman period.—
Kate McMahon,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Jan. 2025
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Astrology divides the zodiac into elemental groups: Earth: Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn Fire: Aries, Leo, Sagittarius Air: Gemini, Libra, Aquarius Water: Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces Each element reflects a distinct set of traits and tendencies.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Dismantle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantle. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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