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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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as in dispersed
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
police disbanded the rioters with tear gas
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Recent Examples of disbanded
After releasing five albums with the Richard Smallwood Singers, Smallwood disbanded the act in the early 1990s and went on to form a large backing choir known as Vision.
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Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2025
Smallwood disbanded the Smallwood Singers in the early 1990s and formed the backing choir Vision, which accompanied him on numerous albums through 2015.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
The group disbanded in 1827 after multiple disagreements among leadership and residents.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
All of a sudden people start getting shot and that group disbanded pretty quickly.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
By 1930, the congregation disbanded as Jewish citizens died or moved away.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
While new members joined and others left over the years, Team 10 eventually disbanded by 2020.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Lincoln Mayor Holly Andreatta’s comments about race and gender at the inaugural meeting of Twelve Bridges High School’s chapter of Club America last week led students to call for the club to be disbanded.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Mass layoffs followed, CBS News’ Race & Culture Unit was disbanded, and journalists of color were pushed out en masse.
—Essence, 15 Dec. 2025
Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 31 Dec. 2025
Smallwood disbanded the Smallwood Singers in the early 1990s and formed the backing choir Vision, which accompanied him on numerous albums through 2015.
—Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 30 Dec. 2025
The group disbanded in 1827 after multiple disagreements among leadership and residents.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 30 Dec. 2025
All of a sudden people start getting shot and that group disbanded pretty quickly.
—Efrat Lachter, FOXNews.com, 30 Dec. 2025
By 1930, the congregation disbanded as Jewish citizens died or moved away.
—Arkansas Online, 25 Dec. 2025
While new members joined and others left over the years, Team 10 eventually disbanded by 2020.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, PEOPLE, 19 Dec. 2025
Lincoln Mayor Holly Andreatta’s comments about race and gender at the inaugural meeting of Twelve Bridges High School’s chapter of Club America last week led students to call for the club to be disbanded.
—Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Mass layoffs followed, CBS News’ Race & Culture Unit was disbanded, and journalists of color were pushed out en masse.
—Essence, 15 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbanded
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The crackdown has accelerated since Kuwait’s emir dissolved the country’s parliament in May 2024 and embarked on a regulatory overhaul.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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And the good vibes of those wins quickly dissolved with Toronto smacking them around in the fourth quarter of a blowout loss.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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The four-cup collection also features one special Golden Fan Cup design, 3,000 of which will be randomly dispersed for sale across restaurants nationwide.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
9 Jan. 2026
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Randomly dispersed among the cups nationwide will be 3,000 Golden Fan Cups.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Disbanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbanded. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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