as in disassembled
to take apart
dismantle the table for easier transport
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Recent Examples of dismantled
Letters from Democrats in both chambers this week have asked why DHS dismantled a national database used to track domestic terrorism and hate crimes.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
Many of the encampments at colleges across Chicago were eventually dismantled by police, leaving lawn chairs and colorful student artwork dotting the muddy grass of campus quads.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Last spring’s encampments at colleges across Chicago were eventually dismantled by police.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
As fear intensified that the civil rights office would be dismantled, staff tried to lie low.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
Once these systems are dismantled, rebuilding them may take generations.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Although Andrew Jackson dismantled the bank in the 1830s, its essential functions were later restored with the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913.
—Tim Overton, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Republicans celebrated the demise of Black Lives Matter Plaza, which was completely dismantled and repainted.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025
This raised flight safety concerns and there was talk about moving the project from Connecticut to Edward Air Force Base in California, but the aircraft was too wide to be transported by road and it couldn't be dismantled.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 10 Apr. 2025
Many of the encampments at colleges across Chicago were eventually dismantled by police, leaving lawn chairs and colorful student artwork dotting the muddy grass of campus quads.
—Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
Last spring’s encampments at colleges across Chicago were eventually dismantled by police.
—Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 9 Apr. 2025
As fear intensified that the civil rights office would be dismantled, staff tried to lie low.
—J. David McSwane, ProPublica, 8 Apr. 2025
Once these systems are dismantled, rebuilding them may take generations.
—Scott White, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Although Andrew Jackson dismantled the bank in the 1830s, its essential functions were later restored with the creation of the Federal Reserve in 1913.
—Tim Overton, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Apr. 2025
Republicans celebrated the demise of Black Lives Matter Plaza, which was completely dismantled and repainted.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 1 Apr. 2025
This raised flight safety concerns and there was talk about moving the project from Connecticut to Edward Air Force Base in California, but the aircraft was too wide to be transported by road and it couldn't be dismantled.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 29 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismantled
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Most of the sets were built in Toronto, disassembled, and flown to Iqaluit for reassembly, with each piece put on palettes and packed to fit the cargo plane’s fuselage.—
Dana Feldman,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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Long disassembled and stored in eight separate crates since it was removed from the ground floor of Horton Plaza in 2018, the clock is slowly being reassembled while supporters raise money to display it once again.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Yet, technical jargon, complex financial concepts and misaligned expectations can create barriers to understanding, leaving clients feeling uncertain or disconnected from the decision-making process.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes,
21 Mar. 2025
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But the plant is now disconnected from the grid and the electricity infrastructure required to operate the plant safely has been damaged by drone strikes and frequent shelling.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN,
20 Mar. 2025
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The massive estate with its sprawling mansion and detached four-car garage sits at a low elevation of 7,600 feet.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
8 Apr. 2025
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Empathy As Innovation In their world, design isn’t detached from emotion.—
Jeetendr Sehdev,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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But the photos in that email, from camera traps in the Andes mountains, struck him as different.—
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
31 Dec. 2024
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Puerto Rico continues to struggle with chronic power outages blamed on a crumbling power grid that was razed by Hurricane Maria, a powerful category 4 storm that struck the island in September 2017.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 Dec. 2024
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