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as in vanishing
to cease to be visible
as the mist dissolved in the morning sun
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as in disbanding
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 abolishing
to put an end to by formal action
the king simply dissolved parliament
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as in dissipating
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 dissolving
The resulting images capture mountains and fjords dissolving into sky, rendered in the deep azure light of the Arctic Circle.
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Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Moving deeper into this agentic era, the traditional silos between the product owner and the technical designer are dissolving.
—Shammy Narayanan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The ingredients to watch out for Seltzers are made by dissolving carbon dioxide into water, a process known as carbonation.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
But more than that, Haacke was proposing how politics and art might be intertwined, too, by dissolving the institutional wall separating art from the world outside it.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
But the objection is dissolving in practice.
—Deirdre Bosa,jasmine Wu, CNBC, 20 May 2026
Then the country’s primary distributor of print books to public libraries went bankrupt after nearly 200 years, dissolving early this year.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Prepare a 30 percent syrup by dissolving 2 cups of sugar in 4 cups of boiling water, and stir until clear.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
In the Figures series, bodies hover in suspension, emerging from and dissolving back into surrounding space.
—Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026
Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
Moving deeper into this agentic era, the traditional silos between the product owner and the technical designer are dissolving.
—Shammy Narayanan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
The ingredients to watch out for Seltzers are made by dissolving carbon dioxide into water, a process known as carbonation.
—The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
But more than that, Haacke was proposing how politics and art might be intertwined, too, by dissolving the institutional wall separating art from the world outside it.
—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 24 May 2026
But the objection is dissolving in practice.
—Deirdre Bosa,jasmine Wu, CNBC, 20 May 2026
Then the country’s primary distributor of print books to public libraries went bankrupt after nearly 200 years, dissolving early this year.
—Adeel Hassan, New York Times, 18 May 2026
Prepare a 30 percent syrup by dissolving 2 cups of sugar in 4 cups of boiling water, and stir until clear.
—Olivia McIntosh, Martha Stewart, 14 May 2026
In the Figures series, bodies hover in suspension, emerging from and dissolving back into surrounding space.
—Emilie Hardman, JSTOR Daily, 6 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolving
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Mann is presented as the Last Civilized Man of a vanishing era, whose words, spoken before audiences of officials, are lofty and inspiring.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
14 May 2026
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Despite the black-swan event of the Strait of Hormuz closing, wars in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, a slowing US labor market and the vanishing likelihood of the Fed cutting rates this year, tech stocks are on a tear.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN Money,
13 May 2026
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In 2021, more than 43% of voters supported disbanding the department as the city reeled from Floyd’s killing and the massive protests and widespread rioting that followed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
28 May 2026
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Facing that, disbanding a unit is a rational response.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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The most prominent of these activists is Joyce McMillan, who, after her own children were taken and returned, founded JMACforFamilies, an organization with the goal of abolishing the child-protective system altogether.—
Larissa MacFarquhar,
New Yorker,
28 May 2026
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While politicians can write all sorts of legislation meant to keep kids off smartphones and away from apps, games, and content not appropriate for them, merely writing a law is not the same as abolishing a market.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Two dissipating systems, one each from the Pacific and the Atlantic, were blamed in part for the deadly flooding in Kerr County, Texas in July 2025.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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The structure brings visitors below ground, from lightness to darkness, with sounds slowly dissipating.—
Solvej Schou,
Los Angeles Times,
4 May 2026
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Paleontologists have for years worried that major fossils disappearing into private collections could limit research access or inflate prices beyond what museums can afford.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
28 May 2026
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After disappearing in 1993, Messina Denaro managed to elude authorities for the next 30 years as the Italian state cracked down on the Sicilian mob.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
Verb
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Counter-protesters showed up toward the end and shouted toward the Hernandez supporters and the two sides exchanged some words before dispersing.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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Following the formal remarks, attendees gathered for the official ribbon cutting before dispersing throughout the corridor for an open house, live jazz performances and visiting businesses across the district.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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Horn said in a news release on Monday that plans to create a new ban showed that repealing the original version was unnecessary.—
Dylan Lysen
June 2,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
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Of course, none of this involves repealing the laws of physics.—
David Szondy
May 31,
New Atlas,
31 May 2026
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At Eau Bar during early sunset, spring for a poolside lounger to catch a soul-stirring ceremony of bodu beru drummers walking the edge of a circular infinity pool, torch-lighting a fire ring backed by a fading horizon.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The components might be familiar—guitars that sound like they’re played through a busted Zenith TV at full volume, heavy acoustic strumming à la ’90s folk-grunge group Days of the New, Slocum’s fading read-out of a voice—but they’re all pulled into slightly unusual shapes.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Dissolving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolving. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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