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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
The state guard originated as the Florida Defense Force in 1941 to assist the Florida National Guard during WWII and was disbanded in 1947.
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Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
And in the fast-moving world of K-pop, where stars trend young and groups often disband after just a few years, some girls feel like this is their only shot.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
The Bruins played in the American Basketball League through the 1930-31 season before disbanding, then were revived for the National Basketball League.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Blamed and discredited, the legendary warriors disband and go into hiding.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
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Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Jan. 2026
And in the fast-moving world of K-pop, where stars trend young and groups often disband after just a few years, some girls feel like this is their only shot.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
The Bruins played in the American Basketball League through the 1930-31 season before disbanding, then were revived for the National Basketball League.
—Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
Blamed and discredited, the legendary warriors disband and go into hiding.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
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Imagine trying to build a sturdy wall with bricks that keep floating away into thin air—that’s essentially what happens when cathode material dissolves in a thermal battery.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Jan. 2026
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Kyodo | Via Reuters Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party is planning to dissolve the country’s Lower House later this month and opt for a snap election likely in February, according to public broadcaster NHK.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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Forbes excludes dispersed family fortunes but attributes wealth of immediate family members to the founder of a fortune.—
Ethan Baron,
Mercury News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Women in black cloaks with their faces and hands covered in line with their religious faith waited in the rain for limited amounts of food to be dispersed.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Disband.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disband. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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