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as in breakup
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the dissolution of the empire into a patchwork of petty kingdoms
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as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
one of the junta's first acts was the dissolution of the national assembly
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as in demise
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
she believed that her leukemia, although in remission, would eventually be the cause of her dissolution
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Recent Examples of dissolution
Both judges were also accused of undermining the public’s confidence in the judiciary through their comments to The Capital Gazette and other publications, including a Baltimore Banner column calling for the Orphans’ Court’s dissolution.
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Luke Parker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2025
The beginnings of the dissolution of dialogue Until 1990, American politics and government was always a raucous and contentious how-do-you-do, but ultimately a cooperative venture to one degree or another.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Structured around the only full-length concert Lennon performed after the Beatles’ dissolution, the documentary peaks with sequences from that benefit show, called One to One, which took place Aug. 30, 1972, at Madison Square Garden.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The full-service public relations and communications agency begins immediately, and follows a partnership dissolution that occurred earlier Thursday morning at Slate.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Luke Parker, Baltimore Sun, 16 Apr. 2025
The beginnings of the dissolution of dialogue Until 1990, American politics and government was always a raucous and contentious how-do-you-do, but ultimately a cooperative venture to one degree or another.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Structured around the only full-length concert Lennon performed after the Beatles’ dissolution, the documentary peaks with sequences from that benefit show, called One to One, which took place Aug. 30, 1972, at Madison Square Garden.
—Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2025
The full-service public relations and communications agency begins immediately, and follows a partnership dissolution that occurred earlier Thursday morning at Slate.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolution
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Dolphins fit: Biggers possesses the ideal height, weight and length and can get his hands in passing lanes (seven pass breakups during his collegiate career).—
C. Isaiah Smalls II,
Miami Herald,
26 Apr. 2025
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In theory a negative verdict could result in a company breakup.—
Steven Levy,
Wired News,
25 Apr. 2025
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Charlotte Uprising describes itself as a police and prison abolition organization.—
Ryan Oehrli,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2025
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The administration has argued that the new trade policy will eventually allow for the abolition of the federal income tax, but economists and market analysts remain skeptical.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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The 1982 film Missing, directed by Costa-Gavras, brought global attention to the case and implied U.S. involvement in Horman’s demise.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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The current season of Sister Wives is showing how the Brown family continues to navigate life after the demise of their once-happy polygamous brood.—
Dory Jackson,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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Earlier this month, Bristowe reflected on her 2018 split from ex Shawn Booth and acknowledged her own role in their breakup during an episode of her podcast.—
Stephanie Wenger,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Minter’s splits have been mostly equal against right- and left-handed hitters, which allows the Mets to deploy him in various situations and leverages.—
Abbey Mastracco,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Here's what to know about the death of Skype, including more information on why Microsoft decided to pull the plug.—
Amaris Encinas,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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Meanwhile, Stephanie is also suspicious and later learns that Aunt Linda is wanted by the FBI in connection with several mysterious deaths.—
Caroline Blair,
People.com,
3 May 2025
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One of them, identified as 21-year-old Lance Harris of the Bronx, New York, allegedly began kicking the inside of a police cruiser and broke off a plastic partition piece, according to Podgorski.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2025
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After the partition of India in 1947, control of the Indus River system became a major source of tension between the two nations that emerged from partition: India and Pakistan.—
Fazlul Haq,
The Conversation,
25 Apr. 2025
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But in a twist of fate, his estranged grandfather, the notorious outlaw Harland Rust (Baldwin), breaks him out of jail, and the two flee to Mexico.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
1 May 2025
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Perhaps his fate will be dictated by who United are able to bring in.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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Replant divisions elsewhere in the landscape or share them with friends and neighbors.—
Rita Pelczar,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2025
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By contrast, Liverpool have lost twice in the Premier League this season and only once since mid-September, a level of consistency that lifts them above the rest of the division and 15 points clear of Arsenal, their closest challengers.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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“Dissolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolution. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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