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as in to disappear
to cease to be visible
as the mist dissolved in the morning sun
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as in to disband
to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization
the company formally dissolved three months after declaring bankruptcy
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as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
the king simply dissolved parliament
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as in to dissipate
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole
the clouds gradually dissolved, and the sun came out
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Recent Examples of dissolve
The radical shifts in France — regicide, the Committee of Public Safety’s terror, and expansionist campaigns — dissolved the moral and practical basis for the alliance.
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Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
When the music dissolves into an ethereal, ambient soundscape and a psychedelic, spiritual journey, that’s where finding the right amount of energy, aggression, violence, and grief, to support the story and to explain things that the dialog couldn’t, was the most challenging part.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
With the 2018 injunction now dissolved, that law will go into effect for the first time.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
There are several steps a school district must go through to dissolve.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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Daniel Ross Goodman, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026
When the music dissolves into an ethereal, ambient soundscape and a psychedelic, spiritual journey, that’s where finding the right amount of energy, aggression, violence, and grief, to support the story and to explain things that the dialog couldn’t, was the most challenging part.
—Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
With the 2018 injunction now dissolved, that law will go into effect for the first time.
—Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 9 Jan. 2026
There are several steps a school district must go through to dissolve.
—Alec Johnson, jsonline.com, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolve
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That small body swathed like a mummy, our blind flight over the treetops, the prospect of disappearing in the middle of the jungle without a trace—all this converged to focus a singular intensity on the moment.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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Last month, at least 16 files on the Department of Justice’s webpage that contained files on Epstein were reportedly found to have disappeared from its website, according to The Associated Press.—
Judy Kurtz,
The Hill,
12 Jan. 2026
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The Bad Plus, the iconoclastic jazz group known for its genre-eschewing approach, will disband in 2026, closing a 26-year chapter of experimentation.—
Marc Schneider,
Billboard,
13 Jan. 2026
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When the group disbanded after Garcia’s death in 1995, Weir continued to lead or co-lead iterations of the band for another 30 years, culminating in a three-night 60th-anniversary celebration in San Francisco this past August.—
David A. Graham,
The Atlantic,
12 Jan. 2026
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The FairTax Act of 2025 was the latest bid to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and replace income tax and other levies with a national sales tax.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
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During his campaign, Mamdani pledged to keep the NYPD’s headcount flat, abolish the department’s controversial Strategic Response Group and get rid of its gang database — all proposals opposed by Tisch, who supports hiring more cops.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2026
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If a kid understands the reason for the discrepancy, research seems to prove that the negative effects dissipate.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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The fog will likely linger through the early morning hours before dissipating by 9 am.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
7 Jan. 2026
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At first glance, replacing tens or even hundreds of millions of vanishing federal Medicaid dollars each year is not an unsolvable problem in Connecticut.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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Any early-season thoughts about the Blackhawks potentially struggling with attendance this season have vanished.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Senate Bill 277 proposes repealing much of the Indiana code that governs IDEM, including how the state agency interprets federal environmental laws.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
13 Jan. 2026
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Some of those revisions for individual filers include making a mortgage deduction permanent and repealing personal and dependent exemptions.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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Protesters at times refused orders to disperse, sitting in the roadway.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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That’s inevitable for any night that has Ozomatli performing in the first half-hour and dispersing through the aisles — right on the heels of the aforementioned kids’ choir performance.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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The California Association of Realtors also predicts that, as economic uncertainty fades and rates begin to decline more steadily, the housing market should improve throughout 2026.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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As human activity and food waste returned, those differences appeared to fade in later generations.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Dissolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolve. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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