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Recent Examples of disintegration
In a recent interview, Leonardo DiCaprio lamented the disintegration of the moviegoing experience.
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Our country is on the brink of revolution, the result of the murder of an innocent woman by ICE goons in Minneapolis and the crackdown on protests there, as well as the continuing disintegration of our basic democratic principles fostered by our current dysfunctional administration.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
The iceberg could be between days and weeks from disintegration, scientists say.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
State capacity has eroded alongside economic collapse, mass migration and social disintegration.
—Cristina Guevara, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
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Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2026
Our country is on the brink of revolution, the result of the murder of an innocent woman by ICE goons in Minneapolis and the crackdown on protests there, as well as the continuing disintegration of our basic democratic principles fostered by our current dysfunctional administration.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2026
The iceberg could be between days and weeks from disintegration, scientists say.
—Brie Stimson, FOXNews.com, 10 Jan. 2026
State capacity has eroded alongside economic collapse, mass migration and social disintegration.
—Cristina Guevara, Chicago Tribune, 7 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disintegration
Noun
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The team is using a process called thermal decomposition to unlock the chemical secrets of neptunium.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Feb. 2026
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Slower decomposition of food scraps can attract rodents and other unwanted critters.—
Barbara Gillette,
The Spruce,
1 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The most visible sign of this decay is the toxic white foam that now coats the surface, a thick layer of sewage and industrial waste that has formed over sections of the river.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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Infrastructure decay is perhaps the most visible symptom.—
Israel Melendez Ayala,
Time,
30 Jan. 2026
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The Chicago Reader, the groundbreaking alternative weekly which has been on the brink of dissolution for years, will become a monthly in February under new owners, who are looking to reinvent the storied newspaper while turning red ink to black.—
Robert Channick,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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However, with the dissolution of the agreement, those plans are now canceled.—
Erik S. Hanley,
jsonline.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Fungi fossils preserved in the chert contained compounds from the breakdown of chitin and glucan, key structural molecules in fungi.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
5 Feb. 2026
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Early motorists often carried tools and spare parts, expecting breakdowns as part of the journey.—
Bill Gourgey,
Popular Science,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Disintegration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disintegration. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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