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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
If dissolved in water or released into the air, PFAS can also travel long distances from their point of origin, ending up in remote locations.
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Carrie McDonough, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
Dampen a cloth with the mixture and gently rub the sticky spot until the vinegar solution dissolves it.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
One of his life sentences was for ordering the kidnapping and subsequent strangulation of the 12-year-old son of a witness in the Falcone case, whose body was then dissolved in acid.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
The two share a last dance and a kiss, until the moment dissolves and Sam wakes up in the cave, realizing that both Blaine and Mother are dead.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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Carrie McDonough, The Conversation, 29 May 2026
Dampen a cloth with the mixture and gently rub the sticky spot until the vinegar solution dissolves it.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 29 May 2026
One of his life sentences was for ordering the kidnapping and subsequent strangulation of the 12-year-old son of a witness in the Falcone case, whose body was then dissolved in acid.
—CBS News, 28 May 2026
The two share a last dance and a kiss, until the moment dissolves and Sam wakes up in the cave, realizing that both Blaine and Mother are dead.
—Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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As America marks the 82nd anniversary of D-Day on Saturday, a group of women whose wartime labor helped sustain the Allied war effort gathered in New Orleans to remember a generation that is rapidly disappearing.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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At the Union the meat is still cut in-house and aged on a band saw, a practice Boyd says has all but disappeared elsewhere.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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Longtime riding groups have disbanded.—
Mark Dent,
HubSpot,
1 June 2026
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As a result, the government has disbanded the school’s board of management and will take appropriate legal and disciplinary action against any staff found to have neglected their duties, Ogamba said.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
29 May 2026
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And actually one of his first public acts after signing the Constitution was to petition Congress to abolish slavery.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Avila Chevalier’s campaign priorities also include abolishing ICE, adding affordable housing and securing federal funds to repair the city’s public housing.—
Joseph Strauss,
Sun Sentinel,
1 June 2026
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The high concentrations dissipated after about eight months and no longer present a threat.—
Tony Briscoe,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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In distributing these weak linkages throughout a material like polystyrene, the mechanophores split in two as a crack begins to propagate, successfully redirecting the crack and dissipating the destructive energy.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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The immediacy of personal experience will vanish.—
Kevin Maurer,
The Atlantic,
6 June 2026
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Reeves noted Connecticut will become just the second state to commit state dollars this year to replace vanishing federal SNAP support.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
4 June 2026
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After yearlong protests from farmers across the country, Modi repealed the controversial laws in November 2021.—
Priyanka Salve,
CNBC,
4 June 2026
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Massachusetts has implemented rent control three separate times, with the latest rent control law being repealed by voters in a 1994 ballot initiative.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2026
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Officers ordered people to disperse, and Branch was subsequently arrested.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Team,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Andrew Jackson threw open the White House for an 1829 Inauguration Day bash so unruly that staff eventually dispersed the crowd by moving tubs of whiskey and ice cream to the lawn.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 June 2026
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While desirable homes still sell quickly, frenzied bidding wars have faded.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Deadheading Is Another Form Of Pinching Back Deadheading is similar to pinching back, but it is done once the flowers begin to fade.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
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“Dissolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolve. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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