1
as in disrupted
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 dismantled
to take apart
dismembered the stage settings after the last performance
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Recent Examples of dismembered
As the amputee bled out, he was filmed expressing his continual and clear agreement to being killed and dismembered.
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S. C. Cornell, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
She was dismembered, de-fleshed, and even beheaded before being burned.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 4 Jan. 2026
Prosecutors said Brian Walshe premeditatedly murdered and dismembered his wife, then disposed of her remains in dumpsters.
—Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 18 Dec. 2025
Tis the season to be dismembered.
—Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2025
Prosecutors allege that Walshe killed his wife then dismembered her body.
—Matt Schooley, CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
Magnussen stars as recently widowed and recovering alcoholic Sheriff Red, who launches an investigation as locals begin turning up murdered and dismembered one by one, discovering that the monster feeds on the blood alcohol content of its victims.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismembered
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The Lakers disrupted alley-oop attempts to Castle and Luke Kornet in the opening minutes.—
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During a three-game losing streak that began with a loss to Arkansas State, Arkansas has been turnover prone and seen its dribble-drive offense disrupted.—
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In 1991, the government dismantled the protectionist economic policies of its socialist past, cracking open the nation to the world.—
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Other cabins already had been dismantled.—
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Remnant Protocol takes place in a galaxy fractured by civil war after the leader of a sprawling empire, the Blessed Mother, was assassinated.—
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Capo was also linked to the killing of acting boss John D’Amato in the early 1990s, an internal execution driven by power struggles and rumors that further fractured the family’s already fragile code of loyalty.—
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As Werenski noted after the game, they get disconnected in games like these.—
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Parents who are disconnected from the labor market may not spend additional income in the same ways — or to the same effect — as working parents.—
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When Muñoz-Guatemala didn’t lower his car window, Ross broke a back window to try to open the door.—
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The location’s hot water broke shortly before the inspector arrived, and a plumber was already present during the inspection, the owner told the Star-Telegram.—
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The 707 was disassembled and towed to the library site.—
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Over nine months, the chapel's 30 tons of stone and 18,000 French terra-cotta roof tiles were carefully disassembled, labeled and shipped to Milwaukee.—
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The Palisades fire killed 12 people and destroyed more than 6,000 structures, becoming the third-most destructive fire in state history.—
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One year after the Palisades Fire leveled entire neighborhoods and destroyed thousands of homes, one Malibu resident is stepping up to help rebuild his community with his architectural expertise.—
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At one point, the actress became hyper-focused on social media posts after feeling detached from the group.—
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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.—
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“Dismembered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismembered. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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