1
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
Electrolytes are minerals like sodium, potassium, calcium, and magnesium that become electrically charged when dissolved in water.
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Md Published, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2025
The spillage increased the acidity of a local river to a level strong enough to dissolve human bones, in what may be one of the mining industry’s worst catastrophes globally.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2025
But the company couldn’t provide documentation that showed workers were properly trained or qualified to run the tests and ultimately could not produce data confirming the crystals properly dissolved, the FDA found.
—Megan Rose, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2025
That process involves selling a majority of units to a developer who dissolves the condo association, tears the building down and builds new.
—Rebecca Liebson, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
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Md Published, Verywell Health, 15 Aug. 2025
The spillage increased the acidity of a local river to a level strong enough to dissolve human bones, in what may be one of the mining industry’s worst catastrophes globally.
—Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 14 Aug. 2025
But the company couldn’t provide documentation that showed workers were properly trained or qualified to run the tests and ultimately could not produce data confirming the crystals properly dissolved, the FDA found.
—Megan Rose, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2025
That process involves selling a majority of units to a developer who dissolves the condo association, tears the building down and builds new.
—Rebecca Liebson, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolve
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Since then, that offensive production has all but disappeared.—
John Shipley,
Twin Cities,
17 Aug. 2025
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Housing dollars dry up, environmental justice projects stall, and community investments disappear, not because the need is gone, but because the voice for them was cut out of the process.—
Lenwood V. Long,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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This year alone, the U.S. Park Police have disbanded about 70 encampments from federal parks in the city, said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
14 Aug. 2025
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What To Know South Korea's active-duty force now numbers 450,000, down by about 110,000 from 2019, with 17 divisions having been disbanded or merged.—
Micah McCartney,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Aug. 2025
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New York state, where Gendron pleaded guilty to 15 state charges, including multiple counts of murder, abolished capital punishment in 2004.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
15 Aug. 2025
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Even after slavery was abolished, some families who sought to find their kin never did.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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The two men have bad hair and unpredictable temperaments, but beyond that the similarities dissipate quickly.—
Steven Greenhut,
Oc Register,
15 Aug. 2025
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What reservations publicists had about putting talent in a chair opposite Maron either dissipated or were merely ignored by their clients.—
Mikey O'Connell,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Aug. 2025
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But without the right asset mix, that sum can vanish shockingly fast.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Even the fear of having to fight off a former employer was often enough to make a physician go silent and vanish without a trace.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
21 Aug. 2025
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Another reason this increase might not last for the full 400 years? GOP lawmakers are trying to repeal the law, an effort that could succeed if a Republican replaces Evers as governor and Republicans maintain legislative control.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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His platform includes slashing government bureaucracy, repealing pensions and reducing water costs.—
Veronica Egui Brito,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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The camera captures the size of each ground, assuming the grounds are dispersed appropriately.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
13 Aug. 2025
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At that time, the raging floodwater also pushed tons of glacial sediment across the area, which the wind then dispersed.—
Becky Cooper,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Aug. 2025
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But Whitworth faded in the final round, shooting over par for the first time in the Open, and Bradley came from behind to win after a tense duel with Beth Daniel on the back nine.—
Hank Beckman,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Aug. 2025
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Zwicky, which scans the night sky with a wide-field camera, has a reputation for enabling astronomers to discover transients, or fleeting cosmic phenomena, such as quickly flaring and fading supernovas.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Dissolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolve. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.
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