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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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as in to disperse
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
police disbanded the rioters with tear gas
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Recent Examples of disband
Many of the top leaders are gone, and the office’s advisory committee has also been disbanded.
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O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
5 June 2026
Dozens of civil society groups disbanded, including the one that organized the vigils.
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ABC News,
3 June 2026
The group disbanded for good in 1999, when Richards, who had been its biggest financial backer, left.
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Emma Banks,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
Baldwin previously served as the president of the Log Cabin Republicans of Fort Worth, a political group for LGBTQ Republicans that has since disbanded because Baldwin said it wasn’t welcomed into the party.
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Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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O. Rose Broderick,
STAT,
5 June 2026
Dozens of civil society groups disbanded, including the one that organized the vigils.
—
ABC News,
3 June 2026
The group disbanded for good in 1999, when Richards, who had been its biggest financial backer, left.
—
Emma Banks,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
Baldwin previously served as the president of the Log Cabin Republicans of Fort Worth, a political group for LGBTQ Republicans that has since disbanded because Baldwin said it wasn’t welcomed into the party.
—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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Reger was, at the time of the presentation, healthcare benchmarks initiative director for the state Office of Health Strategy (OHS dissolved as of the close of business on June 25.
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According to Ornatov, expired dishwasher and laundry detergents can also clump up, separate, or dissolve differently.
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Police at one point ordered attendees to disperse and a Bay Area News Group photographer observed several people being detained.
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The corpse flower also raises its temperature on that first, most foul-smelling evening of the bloom, to further disperse the odor.
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“Disband.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disband. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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