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Recent Examples of disintegration
But this past year, as international assistance was slashed, she's seen the disintegration of much of what she's built.
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Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
The end of that conflict followed the people’s dismantling of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the reunification of Germany and finally the disintegration in 1991 of the Soviet Union.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Such a disintegration seems implausible for this iteration of Spurs under Ho, a project that seems to have finally evolved from its mushy underbelly into a clear and steadfast vision.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Instead what followed was the slow disintegration of a championship core, an inability to reclimb the mountain and the slow, depressing slide into lamenting what could have been.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
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Gabrielle Emanuel, NPR, 4 Mar. 2026
The end of that conflict followed the people’s dismantling of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the reunification of Germany and finally the disintegration in 1991 of the Soviet Union.
—Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2026
Such a disintegration seems implausible for this iteration of Spurs under Ho, a project that seems to have finally evolved from its mushy underbelly into a clear and steadfast vision.
—Megan Feringa, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
Instead what followed was the slow disintegration of a championship core, an inability to reclimb the mountain and the slow, depressing slide into lamenting what could have been.
—Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disintegration
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In addition, warmer water temperatures and the decomposition of organic material can promote bacterial growth.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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But when it’s placed in a landfill, its decomposition emits significant greenhouse gases.—
Ahmed Ibrahim Yunus,
The Conversation,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Many cracked and leaked from decades of decay, letting rain in and worsening backups that surge through maintenance hole covers, drain into city rivers and flow into basements.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Mar. 2026
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That debt has been settled in full by five decades of theocratic brutality and economic decay.—
Karim Sadjadpour,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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The clean-up at Englebright Lake ended last week, with the dissolution of the joint command between the water agency and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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The dissolution of the partnership was a blow to Hims’ stock, casting a shadow over the future of its weight-loss drug business, which investors view as most likely to drive growth.—
Naomi Kresge,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Read on to learn what distinguishes fast running from slow running, the unique benefits of each, and the ideal breakdown within a training program, depending on your goals.—
Jenny McCoy,
SELF,
20 Mar. 2026
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The breakdown of gender relations in the United States isn’t an internet freakshow anymore.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
19 Mar. 2026
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“Disintegration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disintegration. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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