disbands

present tense third-person singular of disband
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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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Recent Examples of disbands And once the dog is found, the Search Party network disbands. 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
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  • Instead of true invisibility, the drone dissolves into a faint, ghostly blur that blends into whatever is behind it.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 July 2026
  • When cracks form, water dissolves calcium-rich material from the clasts, which then recrystallizes as calcium carbonate, sealing the fracture.
    Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026
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  • The sounds of fighting draw closer; the dinner party disperses.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 July 2026
  • The heat is affecting how air pollution disperses over the region, National Weather Service meteorologist Carol Ciliberti said Sunday.
    Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026

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“Disbands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbands. Accessed 23 Jul. 2026.

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