as in dismantled
to take apart
soldiers were expected to be able to demount and reassemble their weapons
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And yet, this paradigm shift hasn't completely dismantled customs regarding the relationship between seasons and colors.—
Lucía Tejo,
Glamour,
26 Apr. 2026 -
On Thursday, Reuters reported, the embassies of Poland, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia issued a protest to the Russian Foreign Ministry, after a memorial complex in the Siberian city of Tomsk dedicated to the victims of the Soviet secret police was dismantled.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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Stopping, the man dismounted and shot that big bear square in the chest.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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This enables wide distribution across the front lines, especially in areas where soldiers are primarily dismounted.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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After more than a year in place, the tower crane used for work on the Thompson Center was disassembled in February 2026 as the redevelopment entered its final phases.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Slowly, incrementally, Andrew disassembled the coach, until hundreds of little bits of him were scattered from Rockville to Manassas.—
John McPhee,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Arsenal manager invoked a bed of roses and the accompaniment of celestial music and formed an expression to suggest anyone expecting that was evidently disconnected from the reality of a Premier League title race.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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Once the heating process is complete, the pressure vessel is disconnected from the Mothership.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
25 Apr. 2026
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In contrast, institutionalized Western medicine redefined sassafras through laboratory experimentation, largely detached from these contexts of use.—
Kari Traylor,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Apr. 2026
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Players look emotionally exhausted and detached from their current status, with Brighton’s last-gasp goal on Saturday another untimely blow.—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Demounted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demounted. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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