Definition of disassemblenext
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as in to dissipate
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole the class was slow to disassemble, many waiting around to ask the instructor some questions

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Recent Examples of disassemble While searching the house, agents found a bag containing three homemade guns, two with the devices installed and one that was disassembled, along with an uninstalled conversion device, the complaint states. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026 These arms will specialize in a different part of the disassembly process so that an entire factory could use different robotic limbs to disassemble a wide range of products. Kohava Mendelsohn, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Aug. 2026 While some companies attribute layoffs to AI, the technology primarily disassembles jobs by automating repetitive tasks, allowing employees to focus on complex work. Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Clean a moka pot after every use by disassembling it and rinsing the parts with water. Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for disassemble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disassemble
Verb
  • After dismantling the Tar Heels 48-14 last year in Chapel Hill, many pundits are expecting a similar result in Ireland.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Roof shingles then need to be removed; brick fireplaces and chimneys have to be dismantled, their pieces carefully numbered for reconstruction later; and the entire structure must be sliced into road-ready sections like a loaf of bread.
    Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Breman noted that price shocks stemming from the Middle East conflict have not fully dissipated.
    , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The report from the weather service states the data shows the tornado dissipated around Oak Glen Nature Preserve.
    Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Nepali officials have said the floods were likely unleashed by a glacial collapse, which is when a large piece of ice, rock and debris suddenly detaches from a glacier on a mountain.
    Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And right now the -- a lot of the worst politicians right now are sitting up on high in Oval Office rooms, detached from the feelings of working class people.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Smotrich and his partners have dispersed new settlements in places with high tactical importance, deliberately separating areas under Palestinian control to disrupt the territorial continuity that could one day form the basis of a Palestinian state.
    Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But within seconds, an air raid alert sounded, and the crowd dispersed.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Tourists come here, disconnect themselves, go off into one little corner and think that’s the country.
    Josh Rivera, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
  • And, often, the material is so technical that it is disconnected from real-world use, leading to even less engagement and retention.
    Jason Corso, Time, 26 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The highest-ticket item is a funnel-neck jacket in rich chocolate sheep leather that dissolves into black toward the waist (399€), which can be paired with a matching pencil skirt.
    Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The alternative approach is hydrometallurgy, which dissolves the metals in acid.
    Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Buck has long since dismounted from his high horse, but people who live in glass houses that are also occupied by Mike Darnell should probably be a bit more judicious when hucking rocks.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Governing bodies in neighboring San Ramon, San Anselmo in Marin County, and Burlingame in San Mateo County have adopted similar policies requiring people to dismount e-bikes when traveling through public parks.
    Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Up to half of the more than 200,000 mountain glaciers — vast, slow moving rivers of ice that creep across the world’s peaks — are expected to disappear by the end of this century, even if ambitious climate goals are met.
    Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Among the habitats Steinbach filmed are tidal floodplain forests, a landscape type that has largely disappeared in Europe.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2026

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“Disassemble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disassemble. Accessed 5 Sep. 2026.

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