disband

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as in to dissolve
to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization the university disbanded the committee after the report had been submitted the rock group disbanded upon finishing their farewell tour

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Recent Examples of disband The Indiana 50501 protest group disbanded due to internal infighting. Cate Charron, IndyStar, 17 Oct. 2025 Michael Schill, then president of Northwestern, was berated by congressional Republicans for brokering a compromise with pro-Palestinian protesters last year, disbanding their tent cities while preserving free speech. James Druckman, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025 The Kansas Young Republicans was disbanded on Tuesday, after POLITICO’s reporting connected two of the group’s members to racist messages. Chantelle Lee, Time, 15 Oct. 2025 The group disbanded in 2013 following Watkins’ arrest. Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for disband
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  • Empty water and add the sugar and coffee to the glass, then stir to dissolve sugar.
    Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2025
  • That first night alone in the house was, for Gene, wherever his dissolving presence had placed him, and the two dogs, an unimaginable one, but outside it was beautiful, with a full moon, a snow moon.
    Joy Williams, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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  • Microscopic structure behind the strength Using X-ray analysis, the team found that the LCs dispersed within the LCEs and formed tiny pockets – much like chocolate chips in cookie dough, as the team described.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Shifting the focus to more affordable and widely dispersed ground combat systems makes sense for Taiwan.
    Lyle Goldstein, Time, 23 Oct. 2025

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