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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

Students recreate artifacts using 3D printing, attempt traditional making techniques, and use a digital app she developed to virtually disassemble historical objects.

From Science Daily Dec. 16, 2025

"However, there have been stacks created on parts of Mam Tor, and staff and volunteers will infrequently disassemble any found."

From BBC Jul. 5, 2025

When we die our atoms will disassemble and move off to find new uses elsewhere–as part of a leaf or other human being or drop of dew.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

As she stomps and shouts and disassembles, I sit here, still cross-legged on the bed, and wonder whether it’s too late in the day to jump on a train and head into work.

From The Verge Aug. 1, 2022

There, placidly smiling, she reveals a family trauma that disassembles any preconceived notions about the film’s relationship to gender, motherhood or even Hunter herself.

From New York Times Feb. 12, 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

A small Detroit-area firm that disassembles new cars and analyzes them down to the nuts and bolts picked apart Tesla’s Model 3 sedans.

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 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

Karen’s Bernina sewing machine was struggling, so I disassembled the motor and turned down the commutator on the lathe.

From The Wall Street Journal May 2, 2026

Dad had found the pew, disassembled, in the basement of our cottage.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

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

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

From Salon Mar. 22, 2025

From San Diego to San Francisco, state and local workers began disassembling makeshift shelters and camps and displacing the homeless people living in them.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 28, 2024

These include disassembling the station and using the younger elements in a next-generation platform.

From BBC Jun. 27, 2024

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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