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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
The team discovered that carbon dioxide initially captures calcium released during cement dissolution.
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
Thomas Bangalter made a name for himself as one half of the French electronic-music duo Daft Punk starting from the early 1990s through the group’s dissolution in 2021.
—Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Written by Ellen Brown Furman and directed by her son, Brad Furman, the movie is set in the 1980s and follows the infiltration and dissolution of Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s money laundering business.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
The song is not, as might be connoted, about foreshadowing death, but the dissolution of a romance.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 2 June 2026
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Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 12 June 2026
Thomas Bangalter made a name for himself as one half of the French electronic-music duo Daft Punk starting from the early 1990s through the group’s dissolution in 2021.
—Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 8 June 2026
Written by Ellen Brown Furman and directed by her son, Brad Furman, the movie is set in the 1980s and follows the infiltration and dissolution of Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar’s money laundering business.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
The song is not, as might be connoted, about foreshadowing death, but the dissolution of a romance.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolution
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The bad news is that the Zhuque-2E’s breakup is the latest chapter in China’s growing contribution to the space junk problem.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
15 June 2026
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Tapp starred at New Orleans-area powerhouse John Curtis last season and finished his junior season with 24 tackles, five interceptions, nine pass breakups and a defensive touchdown.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 June 2026
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The group, formed in 2023, demands greater political rights for people of Kashmir and the abolition of the refugee seats on the grounds that the refugees have disproportionate influence.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 June 2026
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The abolition of chattel slavery involved enormous societal upheaval, and eliminating cruelty to animals will require rebuilding our entire food industry.—
Ted Chiang,
The Atlantic,
3 June 2026
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Fans of Mays’ recall that his character on the FX gritty urban drama Snowfall, Kevin Hamilton, also suffered an accidental demise.—
Ronda Racha Penrice,
HollywoodReporter,
15 June 2026
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Griffin flew sixteen people to Houston on a chartered jet to interview hundreds of Enron’s employees during that company’s demise.—
Gary Sernovitz,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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According to RadarOnline, Urban has been having some second thoughts about the split after seeing some of Kidman’s recent appearances.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
13 June 2026
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One tax expert told CNBC the company could explore more tax-efficient structures, including exchangeable debt or a split-off, but none are as clean as simply selling shares and using the proceeds.—
Ashley Capoot,CJ Haddad,Samantha Subin,Lora Kolodny,
CNBC,
12 June 2026
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Thompson Willett founded it in 1936, three years after the repeal of Prohibition, on land his family had farmed for the better part of a century.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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But no one on the council suggested an immediate repeal.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 June 2026
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It was first adopted in 2017 with a goal of reaching zero traffic deaths by 2027.—
Brady Halbleib,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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In an effort to conceal the causes of death, Sit impersonated the owners and had the dogs cremated, according to prosecutors.—
Seamus Bozeman
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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In 1947, the United Nations adopted a partition plan that contemplated two states, one Jewish and one Arab.—
Michael W. Sonnenfeldt,
The Atlantic,
20 May 2026
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Thoughtful details include four handles, making the bags a breeze to move, as well as partitions sewn to the bottom to avoid root entanglement.—
Quincy Bulin,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 May 2026
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Labour’s popularity has fallen accordingly, in echoes of the fate suffered by the center-right Conservative Party.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
17 June 2026
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Only one of those convictions was the result of a case that went to trial, and the fate of that defendant, Carson David Schewe, was left to the jury.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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“Dissolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolution. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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