as in dispersion
an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
the disbandment of the crowd at the end of the outdoor rock concert
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Recent Examples of disbandment
James said the group’s disbandment was not required, but that Betar, a not-for-profit incorporated in Westchester County, was nevertheless seeking to formally dissolve its New York operations.
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Weir contributed rhythm guitar and vocals for the group for over three decades until the group’s disbandment in 1995 following Garcia’s death (save for a period in 1968, where he and McKernan were left off of the roster following band disputes).
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2026
In May 2024, Hubbard and Kelley separately discussed the situation on the Bussin’ with the Boys podcast, explaining how the disbandment happened over Kelley's desire to pursue solo work in addition to the band and Hubbard's lack of interest in doing both at once.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Former chairperson Yeung Sum in Sunday's news conference said the party's disbandment indicated the regression of Hong Kong from being a free and liberal society.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
The chief example of this is Talking Heads, whose front man, David Byrne, has enjoyed a prolific solo career since their disbandment, which culminated in a special Tony Award for his American Utopia stage show.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
The catalyst for the group’s disbandment was the capture and looming grand jury testimony of Perfidia (Teyana Taylor), Willa’s mother.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
In August 2025, three months after the Kurdistan Workers’ Party – commonly known as the PKK – announced its formal disbandment, a Turkish parliamentary committee overseeing reforms as part of the process met.
—Alpaslan Ozerdem, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Weir contributed rhythm guitar and vocals for the group for over three decades until the group’s disbandment in 1995 following Garcia’s death (save for a period in 1968, where he and McKernan were left off of the roster following band disputes).
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2026
In May 2024, Hubbard and Kelley separately discussed the situation on the Bussin’ with the Boys podcast, explaining how the disbandment happened over Kelley's desire to pursue solo work in addition to the band and Hubbard's lack of interest in doing both at once.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Former chairperson Yeung Sum in Sunday's news conference said the party's disbandment indicated the regression of Hong Kong from being a free and liberal society.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Dec. 2025
The chief example of this is Talking Heads, whose front man, David Byrne, has enjoyed a prolific solo career since their disbandment, which culminated in a special Tony Award for his American Utopia stage show.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025
The catalyst for the group’s disbandment was the capture and looming grand jury testimony of Perfidia (Teyana Taylor), Willa’s mother.
—Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 24 Sep. 2025
In August 2025, three months after the Kurdistan Workers’ Party – commonly known as the PKK – announced its formal disbandment, a Turkish parliamentary committee overseeing reforms as part of the process met.
—Alpaslan Ozerdem, The Conversation, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbandment
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Showing little propulsive momentum at the index level and under the sway of wide dispersion among stocks and sectors, this churning phase has left investor positioning and attitudes shy of dangerous extremes.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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Stable dispersions lasted for up to a month, supported by strong negative zeta potentials in both water and ethanol.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Dec. 2025
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Some factors common to many invasive plants include rapid growth and early maturity, production of many seeds, wide dispersal of seeds by birds and wind, seeds that germinate quickly, few natural enemies, and an ability to reproduce vegetatively.—
Tim Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
18 Jan. 2026
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Federal law enforcement is also ordered not to detain or arrest otherwise lawful protesters, use pepper spray against them as a crowd dispersal measure, or stop vehicles when there is no reasonable suspicion those inside are hindering federal agents’ and officers’ efforts on immigration.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
17 Jan. 2026
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Among the regulars at these family dinners were my grandmother’s three brothers, their wives, and a scattering of their children and grandchildren.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 Jan. 2026
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The crux of contention, Nemmen says, is just how much ionized gas a cocoon would hold, and thus how much electron scattering would interfere with measuring a lurking black hole’s actual mass.—
Lee Billings,
Scientific American,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Disbandment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbandment. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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