disbanded

past tense of disband
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as in dissolved
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 disbanded The band formed in New York City in 1973, and disbanded for the first time in 1978 after the release of their sophomore album. Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026 The task force disbanded in February 1993, according to Iowa Cold Cases. Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 Lee was a veteran unionist spending his career fighting to improve workers’ conditions while Ho, a lawyer by profession, was a founding member of the city’s biggest opposition Democratic Party, which was disbanded in late 2025. Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026 Dozens of other civil society groups also disbanded following its introduction. ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026 Acid Bath soon disbanded following the tragedy and each member ventured off into other musical projects. Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Though disbanded in 2024, A Woman’s Place UK played a prominent role in early gender critical organizing. Literary Hub, 13 Aug. 2026 After the Conservative Caucus disbanded, several of its former members created the Missouri Freedom Caucus in 2024. Jack Harvel august 12, Kansas City Star, 12 Aug. 2026 After Fritz disbanded, Nicks and Buckingham began performing as a duo aptly named Buckingham Nicks. Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 10 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbanded
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  • The Caroline Bezengi’s last registered owner of record is Rentoor Shipmanagement Ltd, a Marshall Islands company dissolved on February 24.
    Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Wolf changes the ritual so that the Dragon’s Heritage is dissolved, along with Kuro’s body, and Wolf loses his immortality.
    Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • The drone threat remains, but the surge capability has dispersed.
    Bill Edwards, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Since the fish dispersed, Bucky Dent and the other bears must also spread out.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Disbanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbanded. Accessed 31 Aug. 2026.

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