1
as in vanishing
to cease to be visible
as the mist dissolved in the morning sun
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2
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
Evening light spills across the pollinator gardens—alive with bees, hummingbirds, and the occasional wandering chicken—before dissolving into the shimmer of the Mackinac Bridge.
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Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Actors and musicians appeared and disappeared, dissolving into one another.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Sports, one of the last bastions of bipartisan broadcast TV viewing, is apt to keep the network-station binary from completely dissolving.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
Its broad, meticulously kept tanned dunes dissolving into rolling surf and the deep blue Pacific with breathtaking sunsets are a photographer’s dream.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Last June, Altor, a private equity firm based in Stockholm, snapped up Renewcell’s assets and rechristened the company Circulose after its dissolving pulp product.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
Glycerin helps maintain balance, so skin feels clarified, not stripped, while lecithin aids in dissolving debris, and myrtle leaf water provides an antioxidant boost.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 12 Sep. 2025
The objections that stopped earlier attempts are now dissolving.
—Sandy Peng, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The study suggests that lying on the right side was the most effective at dissolving pills.
—Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Actors and musicians appeared and disappeared, dissolving into one another.
—Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Sports, one of the last bastions of bipartisan broadcast TV viewing, is apt to keep the network-station binary from completely dissolving.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025
Its broad, meticulously kept tanned dunes dissolving into rolling surf and the deep blue Pacific with breathtaking sunsets are a photographer’s dream.
—Greg Mellen, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Last June, Altor, a private equity firm based in Stockholm, snapped up Renewcell’s assets and rechristened the company Circulose after its dissolving pulp product.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 15 Sep. 2025
Glycerin helps maintain balance, so skin feels clarified, not stripped, while lecithin aids in dissolving debris, and myrtle leaf water provides an antioxidant boost.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 12 Sep. 2025
The objections that stopped earlier attempts are now dissolving.
—Sandy Peng, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The study suggests that lying on the right side was the most effective at dissolving pills.
—Alyssa Hui-Anderson, Verywell Health, 8 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolving
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The Kirkland Signature Butter Cinnamon Sugar Loaf, first spotted as early as 2017, has developed a reputation for vanishing from shelves for long stretches, leaving customers to wonder if it was discontinued or simply seasonal.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
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This mindset leads to silent burnout, broken health and brilliant people quietly vanishing from the workforce.—
Anastasia Paruntseva,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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With the group only set to work together for two-and-a-half years, IZ*ONE managed to sell nearly three million records across their K- and J-pop releases before officially disbanding in April 2021.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The Turtles would release two more albums — 1968’s The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands and 1969’s Turtle Soup — before disbanding in 1970.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
5 Sep. 2025
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Both Biss and Abughazaleh support abolishing ICE, and the winner of their primary will be heavily favored to hold a seat whose voters backed Kamala Harris by 37 points last year.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
24 Sep. 2025
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That could lead to more push back from the public, guilds, unions and other entities that might aggressively fight against the idea of abolishing the station cap.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
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The official reason is that the latter is 20x more efficient at dissipating heat than titanium, but cost might be the real reason.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
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With a pressure resistance of up to 370 Newtons—which is around 37 times higher than standard memory cards—the cards should survive heavy impacts while also better dissipating thermal buildup during extended shooting sessions.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Neanderthals, archaic humans who lived in Europe and Central Asia before disappearing around 40,000 years ago, are known to have lived alongside the Denisovans and interbred with them.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Additionally, submitting the list only weeks before the fiscal year ends, lawmakers must choose between accepting the plan and risking undermining Congress’s decisions on federal spending, or fighting and risking the money disappearing when the deadline passes, the paper added.—
Brendan Cole,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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Many others have also left quietly, dispersing across continents, carrying stories like mine.—
Sonny Alejandra,
Time,
18 Sep. 2025
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But the protoplanetary disks around these massive stars only last around 2 million years before dispersing — and that's not quite enough time to create gas giants.—
Stefanie Waldek,
Space.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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There is little action that could be forced upon these platforms with today’s Section 230 protections for third-party content, but there is growing Republican support for reforming, or even repealing, the law.—
Rachyl Jones,
semafor.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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But in 1917, under the strain of wartime defense spending, lawmakers narrowed it by repealing the deduction for federal taxes.—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Lingering bullishness The hype around European stocks might be fading, but most investors — as noted in BofA's survey findings — seem to be pricing in further upside.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
24 Sep. 2025
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The filmmaker, whose most recent feature, The Last Showgirl, depicted Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis as fading showgirls on the Las Vegas Strip, is serving on the Spanish film fest’s official jury this year.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Dissolving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolving. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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