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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
Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Mar. 2026
Kuwait’s emir dissolved parliament in May 2024 and embarked on a regulatory overhaul and citizenship crackdown.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Heat decreases the amount of dissolved oxygen in water.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
Sista’s commercial success never truly materialized, and Swing Mob dissolved in 1995 before Jodeci went on a very long hiatus starting in 1996.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
But that assumption dissolved the moment the first notes landed.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
Last Friday, Altman posted on X that OpenAI had reached an agreement with DOD just hours after news broke that Anthropic’s relationship with the administration would be dissolved.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Whisk until the mixture is hot to the touch and the sugar has fully dissolved.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 7 Mar. 2026
Yet, when Rosy's screen time came to an end each evening and Doucleff tried to put the iPad away, the 7-year-old dissolved into tears and often raged.
—Alicia Garceau, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
The club’s 2025 title surpassed the runs of Norway’s Rosenborg, BATE Borisov of Belarus and Al-Faisaly SC of Jordan, equalling the European records of Skonto, a Latvian club who were dissolved in 2016, and Lincoln Red Imps of Gibraltar.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The Global Anglican Future Conference, or Gafcon, dissolved its Gafcon Primates Council and replaced it with the Global Anglican Council.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Ocean water contains dissolved salts, and when ice forms, most of these salts are pushed out of the crystal structure.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Mar. 2026
Kuwait’s emir dissolved parliament in May 2024 and embarked on a regulatory overhaul and citizenship crackdown.
—Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 25 Feb. 2026
Heat decreases the amount of dissolved oxygen in water.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
Order 1 dissolved the ruling Baath Party and removed all senior party members from their government positions, purging the administrative class that ran its ministries, hospitals and schools.
—Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 10 Mar. 2026
Sista’s commercial success never truly materialized, and Swing Mob dissolved in 1995 before Jodeci went on a very long hiatus starting in 1996.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
But that assumption dissolved the moment the first notes landed.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 9 Mar. 2026
Last Friday, Altman posted on X that OpenAI had reached an agreement with DOD just hours after news broke that Anthropic’s relationship with the administration would be dissolved.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 7 Mar. 2026
Whisk until the mixture is hot to the touch and the sugar has fully dissolved.
—The Week Uk, TheWeek, 7 Mar. 2026
Yet, when Rosy's screen time came to an end each evening and Doucleff tried to put the iPad away, the 7-year-old dissolved into tears and often raged.
—Alicia Garceau, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
The club’s 2025 title surpassed the runs of Norway’s Rosenborg, BATE Borisov of Belarus and Al-Faisaly SC of Jordan, equalling the European records of Skonto, a Latvian club who were dissolved in 2016, and Lincoln Red Imps of Gibraltar.
—Colin Millar, New York Times, 5 Mar. 2026
The Global Anglican Future Conference, or Gafcon, dissolved its Gafcon Primates Council and replaced it with the Global Anglican Council.
—ABC News, 5 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolved
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Mumma, 44, is charged with tampering with a deceased human body and tampering with evidence in connection with the death of Gratton, a 34-year-old transgender woman from Denver who disappeared in April and was found dead in a Lakewood alley in June.—
The Denver Post,
Denver Post,
12 Mar. 2026
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But others in Paine — where 70 people were forcibly disappeared under the Pinochet dictatorship, more than in any other municipality in Chile — are less optimistic about the rise to power of a supporter of the regime.—
John Bartlett,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2026
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Order 2 disbanded the Iraqi army but did not disarm it.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
10 Mar. 2026
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The Florida revelations came after the statewide New York Young Republicans chapter was disbanded last fall after antisemitic and racist messages between chapter leadership were leaked to the press.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Mar. 2026
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Political instability has repeatedly shaken Nepal since the monarchy was abolished in 2008.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The British Parliament outlawed slave trafficking in 1807, abolished slavery outright in 1833, and then compensated slaveholders.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2026
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These surges occur because the kinetic energy of the moving mass of oil must be instantly dissipated, resulting in extreme pressure spikes that can exceed the structural design limits of the steel.—
Siddharth Misra,
Fortune,
6 Mar. 2026
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But then Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022 and any illusion of free trade in energy dissipated overnight.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
6 Mar. 2026
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Those photographs provided additional evidence confirming the survival of the species — an animal that scientists had believed vanished from the planet thousands of years ago.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Mar. 2026
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Several other wide receivers vanished off the market in the opening hours of free agency negotiations.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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The law was in response to an energy crisis and was meant to last two years, but Congress repealed it before the two years were up.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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In recognizing that the City no longer has a City Police or Fire Department and to eliminate any confusion, shall Article IV, Section 10 of the City of Lake Worth Beach Charter (Police and Fire Departments) be repealed?—
South Florida Sun Sentinel,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Mar. 2026
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The crowd dispersed around noon, grabbing catered tamales on their way out.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Hosted by the Ramona Chamber of Commerce, the studios dispersed throughout Ramona will be open to visitors the weekend of April 11-12.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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The legal battle faded to the background.—
Lex Harvey,
CNN Money,
11 Mar. 2026
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Synchronized blinking faded when the researchers sped up the Bach chorales to 120 beats per minute.—
Jesse Greenspan,
Scientific American,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Dissolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolved. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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