1
as in vanished
to cease to be visible
as the mist dissolved in the morning sun
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as in disbanded
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 abolished
to put an end to by formal action
the king simply dissolved parliament
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as in dissipated
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 dissolved
Evan Bush, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
This was when Earth’s oceans witnessed an oceanic anoxic event, where vast areas became severely depleted of dissolved oxygen.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
And so a promising 13-9 halftime lead and then a 27-26 lead with less than a minute left dissolved into a 29-27 home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, sending Miami’s season record crashing to 1-5.
—Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
This heat, generated throughout the battery’s core, converts the cathode materials into simpler metallic or oxide forms that are more readily dissolved.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Simmer 2 minutes, until sugar is fully dissolved.
—Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Many were killed, and by September 1977, when the DINA was dissolved, more than fifteen hundred people had disappeared.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
First, bamboo cellulose is dissolved using a non-toxic alcohol solvent.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved a contract extension for the Sheriff’s Office to provide services in Isleton, which dissolved its police force in 2012 due to financial restraints.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
But his bid to become prime minister was thwarted by entrenched powers – the unelected Senate refused to ratify his leadership, and the Constitutional Court later dissolved Move Forward altogether, banning Pita and other senior party members from politics for ten years.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
Heat decreases the amount of dissolved oxygen in water.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
This was when Earth’s oceans witnessed an oceanic anoxic event, where vast areas became severely depleted of dissolved oxygen.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
Add the sugar and stir until completely dissolved.
—Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
And so a promising 13-9 halftime lead and then a 27-26 lead with less than a minute left dissolved into a 29-27 home loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, sending Miami’s season record crashing to 1-5.
—Miami Herald, 13 Oct. 2025
This heat, generated throughout the battery’s core, converts the cathode materials into simpler metallic or oxide forms that are more readily dissolved.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 12 Oct. 2025
Simmer 2 minutes, until sugar is fully dissolved.
—Stephanie Ganz, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Many were killed, and by September 1977, when the DINA was dissolved, more than fifteen hundred people had disappeared.
—Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2025
First, bamboo cellulose is dissolved using a non-toxic alcohol solvent.
—Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 7 Oct. 2025
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors on Wednesday approved a contract extension for the Sheriff’s Office to provide services in Isleton, which dissolved its police force in 2012 due to financial restraints.
—Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
But his bid to become prime minister was thwarted by entrenched powers – the unelected Senate refused to ratify his leadership, and the Constitutional Court later dissolved Move Forward altogether, banning Pita and other senior party members from politics for ten years.
—Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolved
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Two employees from a Lowe’s in Richmond made the 90-minute drive early Monday to pick up Francine, who disappeared in September and recently was discovered at the company’s distribution center in Garysburg, North Carolina.—
John Raby,
Fortune,
8 Oct. 2025
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And, of course, while large-scale wars are gone, violence in other forms—criminal, state-sponsored, and political—has not disappeared.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Oct. 2025
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The group disbanded in 2013 following Watkins’ arrest.—
Mitchell Peters,
Billboard,
12 Oct. 2025
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Watkins served as the frontman of the Lostprophets rock band, which formed in 1997 and disbanded following his arrest in 2012.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
11 Oct. 2025
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However, when your organization was founded less than 45 years after slavery was abolished, when Black women were still being forced to be wet nurses to the very children of those who oppressed them and lynching was a common occurrence below the Mason-Dixon Line?—
Essence,
Essence,
3 Oct. 2025
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The polissyster title was abolished in 1954, and women police officers were officially recognized under the same title as their male counterparts.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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Priscilla dissipated Friday to the west of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula.—
Chris Dolce,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
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Chargers The fun that rookie QB Jaxson Dart brought in an upset win in Week 4 quickly dissipated with his three turnovers (two interceptions, one fumble) on Sunday, and the running game was stuck in the mud.—
Chad Graff,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Nearly nine decades after Amelia Earhart vanished over the Pacific Ocean, a new expedition may finally offer an answer to one of aviation’s most enduring mysteries.—
Jesus Mesa,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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In a daring escape a few months later, Bishnoi vanished, allegedly to settle a blood debt for a slain cousin, according to local media reports.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nevertheless, Ashley and Locke did not want the HALT Act to be repealed.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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The healthcare program wasn’t repealed.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Five bedrooms are dispersed across the upper level, including the sprawling primary suite.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
5 Oct. 2025
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With the dollars dispersed, Brewer isn’t sure where funding like that could come from again.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
5 Oct. 2025
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That hope began to wither after a loss to the Vikings, and faded further when Saleh was fired when the team returned to New Jersey — a year to the day from Wednesday’s practice.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
9 Oct. 2025
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And as the superpowers moved on from Cold War battlefields, the ideological paradigms that had once made Central American revolutions feel globally significant faded with them.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Dissolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolved. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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