1
as in to disappear
to cease to be visible
as the mist dissolved in the morning sun
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2
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 act eliminates the Grad PLUS loan program, imposes strict caps on Parent PLUS loans, dissolves multiple existing repayment plans, and introduces a single Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) set to launch in July 2026.
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
And that’s also a place where those familiar postures — the brooding cowboy, the angsty writer — start to dissolve.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, Delta dissolved its eight-year partnership with Lyft and brought its loyalty program to ride-hailing competitor Uber.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Sheinbaum, like her predecessor Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has chosen not to maintain a Presidential Guard, which was dissolved in 2018.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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Suzanne Blake, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
And that’s also a place where those familiar postures — the brooding cowboy, the angsty writer — start to dissolve.
—Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, Delta dissolved its eight-year partnership with Lyft and brought its loyalty program to ride-hailing competitor Uber.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2025
Sheinbaum, like her predecessor Andrés Manuel López Obrador, has chosen not to maintain a Presidential Guard, which was dissolved in 2018.
—Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolve
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More than century later, Veblen’s theory hasn’t disappeared.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Pike played Amy Elliott Dunne opposite Ben Affleck’s Nick in director David Fincher's film adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s 2012 novel about a wife who mysteriously disappears.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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The nonprofit institution that provided significant funding for PBS and NPR is disbanding after nearly 60 years in operation.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
6 Jan. 2026
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Perhaps the biggest mistake made in the aftermath of our 2003 invasion of Iraq was to disband the Iraqi Army before another force was ready to maintain order.—
Colin Pascal,
Baltimore Sun,
5 Jan. 2026
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The FairTax Act of 2025 was the latest bid to abolish the Internal Revenue Service and replace income tax and other levies with a national sales tax.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Jan. 2026
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During his campaign, Mamdani pledged to keep the NYPD’s headcount flat, abolish the department’s controversial Strategic Response Group and get rid of its gang database — all proposals opposed by Tisch, who supports hiring more cops.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Any prospect of Republicans having a serious chance of keeping the Old Dominion this year was, at best, a mirage that dissipated months ago.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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The results offer crucial confirmation for theoretical models about how magnetic turbulence carries and dissipates energy in the sun's upper atmosphere, Morton added.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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At first glance, replacing tens or even hundreds of millions of vanishing federal Medicaid dollars each year is not an unsolvable problem in Connecticut.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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Any early-season thoughts about the Blackhawks potentially struggling with attendance this season have vanished.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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In 2020, voters repealed the Gallagher Amendment in the state constitution, which locked in a certain ratio of residential to commercial property taxes that provided extra security for homeowners against sudden increases.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
6 Jan. 2026
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But a further threat to its revenue comes by way of a possible ballot measure to repeal the trash pickup fee assessed last year on single-family homes that is being considered by the conservative-leaning Lincoln Club and others.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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Dozens of California Highway Patrol officers in riot gear were deployed to disperse the crowd, and two people were detained, according to local reports.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Protesters set fire to the municipal palace in Apatzingán late on Monday after a group of demonstrators threw stones at the building's windows, while riot police used tear gas to disperse protesters on Morelia, national media reported.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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For one night, under cold rain and flickering red lights, the noise faded.—
Ira Gorawara,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Once summer flowers fade and growth stops, start cleaning up the garden.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Dissolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolve. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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