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disassemble

[dis-uh-sem-buhl] / ˌdɪs əˈsɛm bəl /
VERB
take apart
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Even an 11-minute musical performance could still require the break to be extended, given the time likely required to set up and disassemble the show.

From Barron's Jul. 8, 2026

Everything that the casual moviegoer would consider “wrong” about Jenkin’s approach is what makes his films so transcendently jarring as they seemingly disassemble in front of our eyes.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

"I saw this guy literally disassemble himself in front of me, and now I'm seeing him again."

From BBC Jul. 6, 2025

The project to disassemble and eventually rebuild the chapel is expected to take four years.

From New York Times May 16, 2024

For ten hours a day, six days a week, they disassemble massive forging presses and stack the usable metal in crates to be loaded onto train cars.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

Nulaxy's aluminum laptop stand does exactly that and easily disassembles when it's not needed.

From The Verge Nov. 22, 2021

Throughout the tragicomic solo “Monologue,” a trumpeter literally disassembles the horn, producing a litany of hisses, sputters and rattles.

From New York Times Oct. 15, 2020

Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins In her bold and strange novel, Watkins disassembles the mythology of the American west, paying particular attention to its brutal expansionism and unquestioned promise of personal reinvention.

From The Guardian Feb. 12, 2020

The latest knock against Tesla’s production credentials comes from Munro & Associates, a small Detroit-area firm that disassembles new cars and analyzes them down to the nuts and bolts.

From Seattle Times Apr. 29, 2018

The energy yield depends on the amount of uranium and the time it can be held together before it disassembles itself.

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

The German firm said it had disassembled the rocket to carry out investigations.

From BBC Aug. 6, 2026

She digitally "disassembled" the fossil one bone at a time and uncovered several anatomical features that differed from known Hesperosuchus specimens.

From Science Daily Jul. 30, 2026

"The Claw will be disassembled immediately after the event concludes," Joshua Fisher, Director for White House Management and Administration, said in the papers.

From Barron's Jun. 11, 2026

“The Eaton Fire could not have occurred if SCE had simply disassembled and removed Structure M16T1,” the lawyers added.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 9, 2026

As a kid, Charlie had disassembled everything he could get his hands on—CD players, watches, our clothes dryer—but he’d never shown much interest in putting them back together.

From "We Are the Ants" by Shaun David Hutchinson

From all accounts, Israeli and American military strikes are meeting and even exceeding their goals of disassembling the regime’s infrastructure.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 16, 2026

The team is disassembling at a rate fans are apprehensive about.

From BBC Feb. 2, 2026

Stone wandered around, with a recorder hidden in his fedora, documenting and then disassembling all that, as well as what he recorded in his travels.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 10, 2025

There, Mark finds Gemma serenely disassembling the crib, and coaxes her to run with him.

From Salon Mar. 22, 2025

That’s why the idea of my mom disassembling her room like a traveling exhibit takes this echo of pain and turns it into something new and fresh.

From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy




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