1
as in to decompose
to go through decomposition
fallen leaves slowly disintegrate over the course of the winter
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2
as in to grind
to reduce to fine particles
modern air pollution is gradually disintegrating the ancient temple's irreplaceable friezes
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3
as in to disrupt
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
a tornado disintegrated the building in a matter of seconds
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Recent Examples of disintegrate
The debris collides with Earth's atmosphere at high speed and disintegrates, creating fiery and colorful streaks in the sky.
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025
As the planet moves through the dust cloud, comet particles and parts of broken asteroids collide with our atmosphere and disintegrate, creating streaks in the sky.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
In some cases, sea stars disintegrate entirely.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
What about uploading your brain to the cloud as your body disintegrates and becomes irrelevant?
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025
As the planet moves through the dust cloud, comet particles and parts of broken asteroids collide with our atmosphere and disintegrate, creating streaks in the sky.
—Rachael O'Connor, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Aug. 2025
In some cases, sea stars disintegrate entirely.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
What about uploading your brain to the cloud as your body disintegrates and becomes irrelevant?
—Hannah Jocelyn, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disintegrate
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The farm worked with Ducks Unlimited for a different conservation easement applicable to its rice fields, and was an early adopter of post-harvest flood practices to decompose rice straw left over from harvest.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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While strontium aluminate can readily decompose in plants, posing harm to plant tissue, Liu said, the scientists developed a chemical coating for the material that acts as a protective barrier.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 Sep. 2025
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Others like Geno Smith had to grind their way back to starting roles after being written off.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
4 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the army became bogged down in a grinding war of attrition, and the West was stunned by Moscow’s poor battlefield performance.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Months after Milwaukee officials began talking about the issue, street takeovers continue to disrupt the city.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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That’s because the same technology that may be disrupting traditional jobs could accelerate entirely new industries from space tourism to planet colonization.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
1 Sep. 2025
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The oak pilings, submerged in the lagoon, eventually decay and are replaced every few decades.—
Elizabeth Heath,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Aug. 2025
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Most fly species lay their eggs on dead or decaying organic matter, which the larvae then eat.—
Dave Wessner,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Several parts of the metal vehicle were crushed.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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The disaster is remembered not just for its winds, but for the crushing surge of water that devastated rural Louisiana parishes and tore through the heart of New Orleans.—
Sarah Alegre,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The final construction plan was approved by the state, county, and the city of South Miami in July 2025 and the church broke ground on August 4.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
2 Sep. 2025
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Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Kotevska turns her camera on agonizing scenes of Nikola and his family all but abandoning their potatoes, along with watermelon and other crops, and leaving them to rot because selling them makes no sense.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
29 Aug. 2025
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In the daytime, the pair encountered the planarians, often called hammerhead worms, hiding under rotting logs or rocks.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
28 Aug. 2025
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It was held near the course of the Sydney Marathon, where 35,000 runners pounded the streets on Sunday, finishing at the city’s Opera House.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
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It gets pounded into our heads — stay low, stay low.—
Paul Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Disintegrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disintegrate. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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