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Recent Examples of disintegration
Moscow has not conducted a full nuclear warhead test since the disintegration of the Soviet Union.
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Losing sight of this has meant that faculty haven’t been using all of the tools at their disposal to fight the disintegration of tenure-stream employment.
—Time, 1 Oct. 2025
For director and co-writer Justin Tipping, the key to expressing Cameron’s mental and physical disintegration was finding a visual language that combined two very different worlds.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Sep. 2025
The pair went back and forth in story and live format until Owens brought up the recent disintegration of Kraus’s relationship with Bovee.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Losing sight of this has meant that faculty haven’t been using all of the tools at their disposal to fight the disintegration of tenure-stream employment.
—Time, 1 Oct. 2025
For director and co-writer Justin Tipping, the key to expressing Cameron’s mental and physical disintegration was finding a visual language that combined two very different worlds.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 22 Sep. 2025
The pair went back and forth in story and live format until Owens brought up the recent disintegration of Kraus’s relationship with Bovee.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disintegration
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Alkaline hydrolysis uses water, alkaline chemicals, heat, and sometimes pressure and agitation to accelerate natural decomposition, according to the Cremation Association of North America.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Jan. 2026
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On the property, there were 27 deceased dogs documented since August 1st alone, all in varying stages of decomposition.—
J.D. Miles,
CBS News,
10 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Teeth become diseased with decay and resorptive lesions and, when removed, these cats often lead much happier and more comfortable lives.—
Dr. John De Jong,
Boston Herald,
11 Jan. 2026
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These fission reactors relied on the slow decay of uranium to generate heat and electricity.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Jan. 2026
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Saudi Arabia hails the dissolution as a win for regional stability and plans a Riyadh conference to address southern Yemen’s political future.—
Fatma Khaled,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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Upon the dissolution of their longstanding, often turbulent arrangement with the Baltimore Orioles’ Mid-Atlantic Sports Network, the Washington Nationals are also in the hunt for a new local TV home.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
9 Jan. 2026
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But the victory didn’t come without the Clippers’ all-too-familiar third-quarter breakdown.—
Janis Carr,
Oc Register,
15 Jan. 2026
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Oily Foods Fatty and oily foods can speed up the breakdown of plastic.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2026
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“Disintegration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disintegration. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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