disintegration

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Recent Examples of disintegration The progressivism and titillation of The White Lotus go toward the disintegration of American family and national relations. Armond White, National Review, 9 Apr. 2025 For years, the disintegration of Venezuela’s democracy has put a strain on neighboring Colombia, sending some three million refugees fleeing into the nation of just 50 million. Julie Turkewitz, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025 But the most dramatic illustration of the state of offshore wind in America had to be the disintegration last July of a 350-foot-long blade on a G.E. Halide X turbine at the Vineyard Wind project. Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025 Supporters cast Putin, who Russian pollsters say has approval ratings of above 85%, as a savior who pushed back against an arrogant West and put an end to the chaos which accompanied the 1991 disintegration of the Soviet Union. Reuters, CNN Money, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for disintegration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disintegration
Noun
  • That’s because warming increases the rate of decay of falling organic debris, so that less of it reaches the twilight zone.
    Tim Vernimmen, JSTOR Daily, 19 June 2025
  • Certainly not for novelty’s sake; we are hardly starved for dramas of mental decay, or for the stupendous feats of acting that are often achieved in their service.
    Justin Chang, New Yorker, 19 June 2025
Noun
  • The only way to escape is the immediate dissolution of this system and initiate a people’s responsive and democratic government.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 June 2025
  • But whatever the reasons for the dissolution, the friendship was rooted in a real bond.
    Eddie Mouradian, Vulture, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • Guinness World Records did not provide a breakdown when contacted by The Athletic.
    Will Jeanes, New York Times, 20 June 2025
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    Rebecca Morin, USA Today, 19 June 2025

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“Disintegration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disintegration. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.

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