disbandment

Definition of disbandmentnext
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 Months later, in June 2005, Destiny's Child announced their disbandment amid a world tour and performed their final concert in Vancouver, Canada, in September 2005. Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 26 June 2026 After the police disbandment measure failed, O'Hara joined the bureaucracy of a deeply progressive city that is regularly buffeted by political battles between the mayor and the City Council, and among council members. ABC News, 28 May 2026 The Apple Car, which could have been that product, was a giant failure with several changes of direction and eventual disbandment. Vitaliy Katsenelson, Fortune, 14 May 2026 The disbandment — even temporary — of the gang units in one of the city’s busiest police divisions is an extraordinary step, but one that some observers argued was necessary. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 The mayor advocated for the disbandment of SRG during his campaign. Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026 Marking their first official tour since their disbandment in 2010, the group will be joined by special guests Mya and Lil’ Kim for 53 dates, kicking off at the Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California, on June 5. Sophie Williams, Billboard, 12 Mar. 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 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
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Noun
  • Winners and losers In such an environment, there could be a greater dispersion between the winners and losers going forward, even within financials.
    Sarah Min, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Yet for some thinkers today the involuntary dispersion of the Jews (galut or golah) is articulated as being inherently different from the voluntary exile of the Jews (diaspora or tfutsot).
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026
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  • In addition to simulating the dispersal of defense production, Taiwan is throttling the island’s mobile network to show civilians what happens when internet services are disabled.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Chaniago said weather-modification, or cloud-seeding, operations are considered one of the most effective ways to help firefighters combat wildfires by inducing rainfall through the dispersal of salt particles into suitable clouds.
    Trisnadi, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • The Gators are returning two full-time starters on the offensive line (Knijeah Harris and Caden Jones, bless them), who will be surrounded by a scattering of transfers.
    Noah White, Miami Herald, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Part of that prep includes the scattering of limbs and bodies, which are made by House of the Dragon’s very busy prosthetics team headed up by designer Waldo Mason.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

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“Disbandment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbandment. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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