1
as in dissolving
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 dispersing
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
police disbanded the rioters with tear gas
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Recent Examples of disbanding
Indiana and Utah have also passed laws limiting the powers of faculty senates, and the University of Kentucky did so on its own initiative, disbanding its university senate and thereby stripping faculty of decision-making power over academic matters.
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Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The remaining trio carried on briefly before disbanding for good a year later.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
After disbanding in 2012, the group reunited in 2016 and has since toured on a not quite annual basis.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Pan Zhanle, an Olympic champion swimmer, was praised for disbanding his official fan group after his success at the Paris Games overwhelmed him with a surge of new followers.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The remaining trio carried on briefly before disbanding for good a year later.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
After disbanding in 2012, the group reunited in 2016 and has since toured on a not quite annual basis.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Pan Zhanle, an Olympic champion swimmer, was praised for disbanding his official fan group after his success at the Paris Games overwhelmed him with a surge of new followers.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbanding
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Swift’s zigs and zags were well timed for cultural and technological shifts that were dissolving the very meaning of pop.—
Spencer Kornhaber,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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The spicules themselves begin dissolving right away and are fully broken down into harmless, water-soluble components within 24 hours.—
Celia Shatzman,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Whether the Supreme Court fires this blast or not, Republicans need to be aware that breaking up majority-minority districts, and dispersing those voters into neighboring districts to dilute their voting power, may well make those neighboring districts less safe for Republican incumbents.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Several local agencies from neighboring towns were called in to assist in dispersing the unruly crowd, and no injuries were reported among the officers.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Disbanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbanding. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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