1
as in breakup
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the dissolution of the empire into a patchwork of petty kingdoms
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2
as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
one of the junta's first acts was the dissolution of the national assembly
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as in demise
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
she believed that her leukemia, although in remission, would eventually be the cause of her dissolution
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Recent Examples of dissolution
Even before the dissolution, the brothers had long had an antagonistic relationship and reportedly did not speak to each other for years after the breakup.
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
The lawsuit was among several filed by humanities groups and historical, research and library associations to try to stop funding cuts and the dissolution of federal agencies and organizations.
—Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
Similarly, the phases of the moon embody the sacred synergy between the light and dark, which is also a symbol of the eternal cycle of creation and dissolution.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 July 2025
The merger dissolution includes dropping of all legal claims.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 25 July 2025
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 3 Aug. 2025
The lawsuit was among several filed by humanities groups and historical, research and library associations to try to stop funding cuts and the dissolution of federal agencies and organizations.
—Gary Fields, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
Similarly, the phases of the moon embody the sacred synergy between the light and dark, which is also a symbol of the eternal cycle of creation and dissolution.
—Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 July 2025
The merger dissolution includes dropping of all legal claims.
—Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 25 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolution
Noun
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There were crash outs, blowups, fights over pancakes and some messy breakups.—
Christopher Kuhagen,
jsonline.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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This partnership held together after the breakup of the Soviet Union, but all cooperation ended after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Aug. 2025
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The abolition of mandatory retirement rules under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act has opened the door to longer tenures.—
Rob Robinson,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Advertisement Survivors received some medical care and some form of compensation, but campaigns for more compensation and the abolition of nuclear weapons are ongoing.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
4 Aug. 2025
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Over 75 years of social change, political earthquakes, media shifts, military conflicts and, maybe most important, the demise of the mass celebrity, game show hosts have managed to stay above the fray.—
Steven Zeitchik,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Aug. 2025
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But there was one more breadcrumb, firmly connected with expansion, that the commissioner never got around to dropping: The demise of the 162-game schedule.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
21 Aug. 2025
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After decades of success and a GRAMMY win, Hinds left the group this year, at first announcing the split in a cordial joint statement, but later claiming he was kicked out and blasting his former bandmates.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
22 Aug. 2025
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The two, who dated for approximately nine years and share one daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom, split in June 2025 after reports there were multiple breakups and things weren’t doing that well before their final split.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
21 Aug. 2025
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The Tennessean analyzed more than four years of death data between 2020 from the Department of Correction across all prisons and found deaths occurred disproportionately in CoreCivic facilities.—
Melissa Brown,
The Tennessean,
21 Aug. 2025
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Possible complications can include lung failure and death, with about one in 10 people who get sick dying from the disease due to complications from illness, CDC said.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
21 Aug. 2025
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Perhaps the most theatrical display is Woman on a Chariot, set within a circular architectural partition that restricts sightlines and invites discovery.—
Lee Sharrock,
Forbes.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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The setup is similar, with bins of food stored at a counter behind a glass partition.—
Rachel Bernhard,
jsonline.com,
22 July 2025
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The First Lady for 'Sincere Attention' President Trump hand-delivered a letter from his wife to Putin during the summit, which focused on the fate of Ukrainian and Russian children, Reuters reported, citing two unnamed White House officials.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Aug. 2025
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Ophelia is a young noblewoman whose fate is controlled by three men: Hamlet, the prince; Polonius, her father; and Laertes, her brother.—
Bryan West,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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When re-aligning to eight four-team divisions in 2002, the NFL announced seven possible realignment scenarios.—
Stephen J. Nesbitt,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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The state division is asking people to report dead or sick deer as soon as possible so that deer can be tested for the disease.—
Gillian Stawiszynski,
The Enquirer,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Dissolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolution. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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