as in disassembling
to take apart
dismantle the table for easier transport
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Recent Examples of dismantling
Harvard has already begun dismantling its DEI infrastructure.
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Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
On the left were environmentalists who wanted to leave carbon in the ground; on the right, MAGA nationalists who were dismantling wind farms and carrying out mass deportations.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Crucially, Tumi is dismantling the male-gaze lens that once defined its line-up.
—Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
And that problem is likely to be exacerbated by employers dismantling their DEI programs.
—Deborah Widiss, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
The military called around 60,000 reservists back to war to support the expansive operation, which Israel says is aimed at returning hostages and dismantling Hamas rule.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
What dismantling public health does is protect economic and racial privilege.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
In parallel, Israel had begun dismantling Hamas.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Battery dismantling requires skills that cross multiple disciplines.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Leadership Brainery, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
On the left were environmentalists who wanted to leave carbon in the ground; on the right, MAGA nationalists who were dismantling wind farms and carrying out mass deportations.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Crucially, Tumi is dismantling the male-gaze lens that once defined its line-up.
—Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2025
And that problem is likely to be exacerbated by employers dismantling their DEI programs.
—Deborah Widiss, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
The military called around 60,000 reservists back to war to support the expansive operation, which Israel says is aimed at returning hostages and dismantling Hamas rule.
—Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025
What dismantling public health does is protect economic and racial privilege.
—Stan Chu Ilo, Chicago Tribune, 3 Sep. 2025
In parallel, Israel had begun dismantling Hamas.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 2 Sep. 2025
Battery dismantling requires skills that cross multiple disciplines.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismantling
Verb
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The center console is optimized for disassembling and dismantling.—
James Morris,
Forbes.com,
7 Sep. 2025
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Workers began disassembling the street where the yellow letters were painted a block from the White House after the killing of a Black man by Minnesota police sparked nationwide protests nearly five years ago.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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My ultra earbuds keeps disconnecting randomly, and also first connection is problematic.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
3 Sep. 2025
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The four-wheel-drive system features a disconnecting rear axle to improve fuel economy.—
Mark Phelan,
Freep.com,
22 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Airport officials voted to begin detaching themselves from Highfill in September 2023, and the sides have been in court and before the Arkansas Legislature multiple times since.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
19 Aug. 2025
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In April, Yen shared a video of his friend wakeboarding while attached to a plane, detaching a small piece of the aircraft.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The new cleat should be particularly appealing to racers – who need to snap back in as quickly as possible after dismounting – and to riders who are intimidated by the learning curve involved in using clipless pedals for the first time.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The solution is to rejuvenate your plants every two to three years by digging and dividing the clump.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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The main way to do that is by selling their tickets in virtually every state, rather than dividing up the country into different competing territories.—
Nathaniel Meyersohn,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Also in the Big Apple, Sarah Jessica Parker has a mini-reunion with former costar Cynthia Nixon, while Selena Gomez is striking in red.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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An oversized heron print by Gucci on a retro pink backdrop forms a striking focal point, offset by the clean geometry of the Manhattan skyline.—
Sophie Flaxman,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Dismantling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantling. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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