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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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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
Like everything in the sport — from multi-million-dollar NIL deals to the transfer portal to the dissolution and reforming of conferences — the College Football Playoff is in figure-it-out mode.
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Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
The change in seasons often triggers a change in priorities, which can lead to the dissolution of hibernation relationships.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Carpenter has not yet publicly responded to the reports of the dissolution of their relationship.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
His legacy, culminating in the dissolution, would be the repolarization of the electorate.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
The change in seasons often triggers a change in priorities, which can lead to the dissolution of hibernation relationships.
—Mark Travers, Forbes, 28 Dec. 2024
Carpenter has not yet publicly responded to the reports of the dissolution of their relationship.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 7 Dec. 2024
His legacy, culminating in the dissolution, would be the repolarization of the electorate.
—Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolution
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The news signifies a breakup just one year into a massive, three-year contract extension Sporting KC gave Pulido after his 2023 campaign, when the striker returned from a yearlong injury absence to score 14 goals, leading a dramatic turnaround in the MLS standings.Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2025
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Suspicions of a breakup arose when Austin Butler was absent at the model’s annual family trip to Cabo San Lucas.Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Jan. 2025
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But a man of Roy’s hyperfocus will ultimately zero in on the even-bigger prize — the abolition of the 22nd Amendment.Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Americans joined for all kinds of purposes, from pursuing hobbies like music, to advocating such extremely controversial and divisive causes as temperance, peace, and the abolition of slavery.Johann Neem / Made by History, TIME, 2 Jan. 2025
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Unfortunately, the 400-year-old oak met its demise when a wind storm tore through town in 1942.Jessica Farthing, Southern Living, 2 Jan. 2025
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Time was, his departure from Anfield prompted end-of-days talk on Merseyside, with fans sobbing on radio phone-ins and rivals predicting the demise of Liverpool as a Premier League force.The Athletic UK Staff, The Athletic, 31 Dec. 2024
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Both guest rooms have closets, and all bedrooms are cooled by new mini splits.Angela Serratore, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Hitters weren’t even hitting Matsui hard (see stat to note) and the splits were rather even (.673 OPS against lefties vs. .659), but the stuff certainly didn’t play as well in the United States as the diminutive Matsui’s strikeout rate fell from 12.0 per nine innings to 9.9.Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2025
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In the state of Louisiana, a DUI offense is considered a felony on third and subsequent convictions, according to Louisiana Court Records, although first-time DUI offenders can face felony charges in instances where a death or violation of child endangerment laws is involved.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Blaze Bernstein, 19, was stabbed to death by Samuel Woodward in 2018.Doc Louallen, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Lahore 1947 Filmmaker Rajkumar Santoshi is making his new film, and the focus of the new project is the India-Pakistan partition that took place in 1947.Sweta Kaushal, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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This required Navajos still residing on Hopi partition lands to sign a 75-year lease with the Hopi Tribe.Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic, 31 Dec. 2024
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There had been broad speculation about the fate of the show given the wildfires that have destroyed neighborhoods around LA during the past week, several of which are still largely uncontained.Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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From connecting on the sets of Spider-Man to the fate of their relationships, here's everything to know about the three Spider-Man actors and their relationships with their leading ladies.Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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This finding has led researchers such as Christopher Walsh, the chief of the genetics and genomics division at Boston Children’s Hospital, to consider what other brain disorders might arise from somatic mutations.Jason Liebowitz, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Their average starting line-up is the sixth youngest in the division this season, at 25 years and 84 days, and few of the squad boasted Premier League experience.Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Dissolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolution. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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