dismantled

past tense of dismantle

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Recent Examples of dismantled In a series of decisions over the last dozen years, including one in April, the Supreme Court has essentially dismantled the law that their family members died to see enacted, the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Gary Fields, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026 The moves effectively dismantled the infrastructure meant to inform election officials of potential cyber threats. Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 28 June 2026 Before kick-off Ralf Rangnick’s Austria were in second spot, with three points and a neutral goal differential, after being dismantled by Lionel Messi and Argentina in the first match and then picking up a vital win against Jordan. Charlie Scott, New York Times, 28 June 2026 It would be dismantled, and even the awe-inspiring Ferris wheel had an unusual end. Suzanne Le Mignot, CBS News, 27 June 2026 The Israeli soldiers also fired at a structure where militants operated from, and dismantled a rocket launcher, the statement published Sunday read. Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 27 June 2026 On Wednesday, a worker with one of the state contractors hired to operate the detention center said tents were already being dismantled, speed bumps around the facility had been removed and employees had turned in their uniforms. Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026 Shortly after that report, the Times reported that officials told vendors the facility was closing and that detainees would be moved out at the beginning of June, with the facility dismantled in the weeks following. Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 25 June 2026 Every battery pack that is repurposed rather than dismantled and exported represents a modest step toward greater supply-chain resilience. Ken Silverstein, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dismantled
Verb
  • Once completed in Spain, the new organ was disassembled and its parts were gradually transported to Prague on trucks.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 June 2026
  • But by the time Villanova went to Broad Street to play Temple in 2017, the Wildcats had entirely disassembled the Big 5, turning it into their own personal playground.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 June 2026
Verb
  • So even if disconnected from headquarters, a brigade can still use the system.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 21 June 2026
  • Carbon offsets, by contrast, can be difficult to verify and are often disconnected from local conditions.
    Patricia J. Kissinger, STAT, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • As this behavior becomes mainstream, large portions of the web are turning into ghost inventory, active in analytics dashboards but detached from real commercial impact.
    Vincentas Grinius, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • The part most easily detached from the song can still become an entry point to the rest of it.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • After the execution, his body was first thrown into a shallow grave, but later dug up, dismembered, and his remains were dissolved in acid.
    Emile Nuh, CNN Money, 24 June 2026
  • Sayegh and other Arab nationalists believed that Zionism dismembered Arab unity and violated the universal norms of the post–World War II international order.
    Adam Louis-Klein, The Atlantic, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Ukrainian drones monitor these areas for resupply movement by small trucks, ground robots, or dismounted troops.
    Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026
  • Stopping, the man dismounted and shot that big bear square in the chest.
    Scott Haugen, Outdoor Life, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Congressional Republicans were divided over the Supreme Court’s Tuesday decision to strike down an executive order seeking to limit birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026
  • Countless individual tread blocks, divided by wide grooves, wriggled around instead of digging in.
    Michael Harley, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • The suspect’s vehicle entered a closed roadway on Interstate 20 at the 420 exit near Aledo and struck an 18-wheeler, the release states.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 July 2026
  • According to the department, a third-party contractor accidentally struck a power line while working in the area, causing a brief power outage at the Adamsville Pump Station.
    CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 1 July 2026

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“Dismantled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dismantled. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

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