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as in dissolves
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 disperses
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
police disbanded the rioters with tear gas
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Recent Examples of disbands
And once the dog is found, the Search Party network disbands.
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Mike Feibus, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
DiCaprio plays Bob, a revolutionary in hiding with his teen daughter (Chase Infiniti) after his activist group the French 75 disbands in chaos.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Mike Feibus, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
DiCaprio plays Bob, a revolutionary in hiding with his teen daughter (Chase Infiniti) after his activist group the French 75 disbands in chaos.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbands
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Known as the planet of dreams, imagination and spirituality, Neptune dissolves boundaries and opens the door to intuition, creativity and higher inspiration.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
10 Apr. 2026
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This ideally should flush away completely once everything dissolves.—
Ashley Chalmers,
The Spruce,
10 Apr. 2026
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An electro-osmotic pump (a device that disperses liquids with electrical force) controls the fragrance delivery precisely, ensuring steady scent production with minimal timing gaps.—
Shirl Leigh
March 31,
New Atlas,
31 Mar. 2026
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Designed to detonate at high altitude the munition disperses dozens of smaller bombs that are more challenging for Israel's multi-layered air defense system to intercept and can cause damage over a wider area.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Disbands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbands. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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