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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 boundary between legal and non-legal decision-making begins to dissolve, which is where transformed business impacts society as a whole.
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Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Teamster leadership axed Baird and Cirkelis from their roles in the boycott in 1975 over their ties to the United Farm Workers, and Local 888 was dissolved not long after.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 12 June 2026
Cook and stir over medium-high until sugar dissolves.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2026
Shake the spray bottle well to dissolve the cornstarch.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 12 June 2026
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Joseph Andrew, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Teamster leadership axed Baird and Cirkelis from their roles in the boycott in 1975 over their ties to the United Farm Workers, and Local 888 was dissolved not long after.
—H.m.a. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 12 June 2026
Cook and stir over medium-high until sugar dissolves.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 June 2026
Shake the spray bottle well to dissolve the cornstarch.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 12 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolve
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Maybe your flight was canceled, your luggage disappeared, you got stranded overseas, missed a cruise departure or learned a hard lesson the hard way.—
Josh Rivera,
USA Today,
21 June 2026
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But bikes like this are a reminder of why the lightweight enduro class refuses to disappear.—
Utkarsh Sood
June 20,
New Atlas,
20 June 2026
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This group, along with a number of others dedicated to examining and addressing inequities in the military, has been disbanded.—
Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
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By 2021, the Afghanistan Football Federation had disbanded the women’s team, and many of the country’s best female soccer players, including Popal, had fled the country.—
Time,
Time,
9 June 2026
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The story of Maria José of Savoy, who served as queen of Italy after World War II for only 27 days before Italians voted to abolish the monarchy, is set to be the subject of a new historical drama.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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In 1926, diplomats gathered beneath the high ceilings of the League of Nations in Geneva to draft the world's first international treaty abolishing slavery.—
Nicole F. Roberts,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2026
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These special kits dissipate as much heat as possible, so your brakes don’t fade during hot laps at the track or autocross course.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
18 June 2026
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Because heat, by its nature, dissipates.—
Dr. Marcus Collins,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Zafar Mawani and Guillermo Ortiz vanished on May 20 after reportedly leaving their home near Mexico City to buy a chair lift for Mawani's ailing mother.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
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By detecting these gamma rays, astronomers can trace the lingering remnants of ancient supernovae long after the original stars have vanished.—
Sam Macdonald,
Scientific American,
19 June 2026
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More recent land news Republicans have introduced an amendment to a federal wildfire bill that would repeal the 2001 Roadless Rule protecting certain national forest lands from logging and roadbuilding, reports Brooke Larsen of the Salt Lake Tribune.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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The measure repeals provisions in Finland’s 1987 Nuclear Energy Act that banned the import, production, possession and detonation of nuclear explosives.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
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This large cone size helps its seeds to survive fires, allowing small birds and mammals to then disperse them into new areas in the Mediterranean Scrub of Southern California.—
Torben Rick,
The Conversation,
18 June 2026
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More than 50 years after the band dispersed, the Beatles legacy has of course lived on.—
Kate Hogan,
PEOPLE,
18 June 2026
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Just faded to a dark backdrop of the forgotten.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 June 2026
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After Flowering As soon as the blooms fade, cut the flower stalk at the stalk base on an angle using sharp pruners, says Eric Nieusma, co-owner of Maine Hill Farm.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
18 June 2026
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“Dissolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolve. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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