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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
In 2012, the commission was incorporated into the Tourism Authority and disbanded during severe budget cuts.
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U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
Many of the top leaders are gone, and the office’s advisory committee has also been disbanded.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 5 June 2026
Dozens of civil society groups disbanded, including the one that organized the vigils.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
The group disbanded for good in 1999, when Richards, who had been its biggest financial backer, left.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Baldwin previously served as the president of the Log Cabin Republicans of Fort Worth, a political group for LGBTQ Republicans that has since disbanded because Baldwin said it wasn’t welcomed into the party.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Longtime riding groups have disbanded.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
As a result, the government has disbanded the school’s board of management and will take appropriate legal and disciplinary action against any staff found to have neglected their duties, Ogamba said.
—CNN Money, 29 May 2026
The school disbanded in the 1960s, and the building was torn down in the 1990s.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 June 2026
Many of the top leaders are gone, and the office’s advisory committee has also been disbanded.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 5 June 2026
Dozens of civil society groups disbanded, including the one that organized the vigils.
—ABC News, 3 June 2026
The group disbanded for good in 1999, when Richards, who had been its biggest financial backer, left.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 3 June 2026
Baldwin previously served as the president of the Log Cabin Republicans of Fort Worth, a political group for LGBTQ Republicans that has since disbanded because Baldwin said it wasn’t welcomed into the party.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
Longtime riding groups have disbanded.
—Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
As a result, the government has disbanded the school’s board of management and will take appropriate legal and disciplinary action against any staff found to have neglected their duties, Ogamba said.
—CNN Money, 29 May 2026
The school disbanded in the 1960s, and the building was torn down in the 1990s.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbanded
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Even as borders have changed and countries dissolved over the past century, the World Cup has persevered.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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As a person ambles around a sculpture, perspectives multiply; interpretations are born and dissolved; shadows play on the surface and complicate the interpretive field, making hair look like spaghetti or a nostril look angry.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
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Attackers also burned down one of the patient-isolation tents hastily erected on the hospital grounds, before soldiers dispersed them by firing warning shots.—
Emmet Livingstone,
NPR,
28 May 2026
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The officers, aided by officers from South Chicago Heights and other neighboring jurisdictions, Cook County and Will County sheriff’s deputies and K-9 units, dispersed the teens, who were blocking the 3300 block of Chicago Road and moving into a parking lot on the street’s east side, police said.—
Dennis Sullivan,
Chicago Tribune,
27 May 2026
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“Disbanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbanded. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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