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as in dissolves
to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization
the university disbanded the committee after the report had been submitted the rock group disbanded upon finishing their farewell tour
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as in disperses
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
police disbanded the rioters with tear gas
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Recent Examples of disbands
And once the dog is found, the Search Party network disbands.
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Mike Feibus,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
DiCaprio plays Bob, a revolutionary in hiding with his teen daughter (Chase Infiniti) after his activist group the French 75 disbands in chaos.
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Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
Mike Feibus,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
DiCaprio plays Bob, a revolutionary in hiding with his teen daughter (Chase Infiniti) after his activist group the French 75 disbands in chaos.
—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
25 Sep. 2025
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Ever settle in for movie night, hit play, and thirty seconds later, the picture dissolves into a blurry mess of pixels?
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Then the ball flies, and the thought dissolves into applause.
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The gaming giants have given more than $40 million in the past year to a political action committee called Win for America, which then disperses the cash to affiliated, hyper-partisan super PACs that try to influence state races around the country.
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Hot conditions will persist across Texas, with highs near or above seasonal norms, but skies should gradually clear from south to north as the Saharan plume disperses.
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“Disbands.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbands. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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