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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 immediate effect of Trump’s executive order is unclear since only the U.S. Congress can disband a federal agency.
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Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Tae-hee’s band disbanded, leaving him with a mountain of debt.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
In anticipating the future, some schools have disbanded their collectives, while others, such as Ohio State, have brought them in house.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
The end of the BRIC program was one part of the Trump administration’s changes to FEMA, as President Donald Trump has promised significant reforms to the agency after previously threatening to disband it.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2025
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Keri Heath, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Tae-hee’s band disbanded, leaving him with a mountain of debt.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
In anticipating the future, some schools have disbanded their collectives, while others, such as Ohio State, have brought them in house.
—Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 23 July 2025
The end of the BRIC program was one part of the Trump administration’s changes to FEMA, as President Donald Trump has promised significant reforms to the agency after previously threatening to disband it.
—Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 16 July 2025
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Over millennia, the same geothermal activity that feeds the city’s baths has carved a network of more than 200 caves beneath its streets — as mineral-rich springs slowly dissolved the surrounding limestone, marlstone and karst rock.—
Jennifer Walker,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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Caliber itself has already been dissolved and absorbed into an affiliate of Newrez, the spokesperson said.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The camera captures the size of each ground, assuming the grounds are dispersed appropriately.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
13 Aug. 2025
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At that time, the raging floodwater also pushed tons of glacial sediment across the area, which the wind then dispersed.—
Becky Cooper,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Disband.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disband. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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