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 group disbanded in 2013 following Watkins’ arrest. Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2025 Watkins served as the frontman of the Lostprophets rock band, which formed in 1997 and disbanded following his arrest in 2012. Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 11 Oct. 2025 The premiere saw Sergeant Hank Voight’s (Jason Beghe) team trying to put the pieces back together after being disbanded, fragilely put back together again via Sarge’s usual tactics of threats and deceit. Demetrius Patterson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025 Dixon was a member of Redneck Revolt, a left-wing gun club that placed a banner on its website amid the controversy midday last Wednesday saying the group disbanded in 2019. Peter D'abrosca, FOXNews.com, 7 Oct. 2025 The section that investigates public corruption has been gutted, while the bureau's premier public corruption unit has been disbanded. Elena Moore, NPR, 7 Oct. 2025 Many activists and journalists were imprisoned, press freedoms curtailed, organizations disbanded, and the Umbrella Movement was thoroughly crushed. Peter Leyden, Big Think, 7 Oct. 2025 Only Camilla Cabello, who left the group in 2016, was absent from the equation, as has been custom in Fifth Harmony reunion appearances since the entire group disbanded in 2018. Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2025 Utah, a former member, disbanded its beach volleyball program earlier this year. Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 24 Sep. 2025
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Verb
  • Add the sugar and stir until completely dissolved.
    Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • And so a promising 13-9 halftime lead and then a 27-26 lead with less than a minute left dissolved into a 29-27 home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, sending Miami’s season record crashing to 1-5.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
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  • When air is stagnant, pollutants don't get dispersed, allowing ozone to build up to unhealthy levels.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Someone used pepper spray during the fight and everyone dispersed, police said.
    Kirsten Fiscus, Nashville Tennessean, 15 Oct. 2025

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“Disbanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbanded. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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