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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  • In 2023, Diamond Crystal introduced baking salt, a fine salt that dissolves quicker, melting into dough and batters.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • This further dissolves the trust in philanthropies and nonprofit organizations millennials and Gen Zers so desperately want.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
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  • Used in the group’s previous drone research, this landing gear disperses energy to reduce impact and overcomes multiple engineering challenges.
    Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2026
  • As the Night Court’s Inner Circle disperses far and wide, desperate for any advantage against Koschei and his mighty allies, peace hangs by a fragile thread.
    Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

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“Disbands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbands. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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