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as in breakups
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the dissolution of the empire into a patchwork of petty kingdoms
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as in abolitions
the doing away with something by formal action
one of the junta's first acts was the dissolution of the national assembly
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as in deaths
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
she believed that her leukemia, although in remission, would eventually be the cause of her dissolution
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Recent Examples of dissolutions
There could be more dissolutions and consolidations in the future.
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Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
The drama that sometimes follows their dissolutions speaks to a broader uncertainty in the air about how gay couples should be.
—Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025
Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2026
The drama that sometimes follows their dissolutions speaks to a broader uncertainty in the air about how gay couples should be.
—Paul McAdory, Them., 9 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolutions
Noun
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Most of the time, breakups are supposed to be clean-cut endings—no second thoughts, no leftover feelings, and generally, no contact.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
9 Feb. 2026
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Students have described turning to AI tools like ChatGPT, Google Gemini, Snapchat's My AI, and Grok during breakups, grief, or emotional overwhelm.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
7 Feb. 2026
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Minneapolis protests picked up steam in January following the deaths of Good and Pretti, who were both clashing with immigration enforcement at the time of their deaths.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Overall, approximately 10 percent of the war’s deaths occurred in prisons.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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Rare reversal of corporate splits Kraft Heinz is among the few companies to reverse a major breakup, as only about one in 10 corporate spinoffs are canceled on average, according to a 2022 report by KPMG.—
Reuters
Wire Service,
Dallas Morning News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Zhang Dan landed hard, falling into an awkward splits.—
Brian Mann,
NPR,
7 Feb. 2026
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Mandate repeals may set off an avalanche of other consequences.—
Allison Ong,
Sun Sentinel,
12 Jan. 2026
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Boise’s ordinance repeals that section, making those streets subject to a default speed limit of 20 miles per hour.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
17 Dec. 2025
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No reason was provided for the shops’ demises.—
Michael Deeds,
Idaho Statesman,
26 Nov. 2025
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The mission, the fourth of 2025, would also be Starship's first flight since May 27 amid a year plagued by explosive demises for the vehicle.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
26 Aug. 2025
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The raid drew criticism over family separations.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
5 Feb. 2026
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Employee separations are scheduled to begin on March 27.—
Ricardo Torres,
jsonline.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Will there be a scene in which these main characters pass each other in their cars, either on the freeway or a main thoroughfare, thus suggesting that their fates are inevitably intertwined?—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
13 Feb. 2026
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For stars, there are three main fates that a star can have, all of which are heavily dependent on their mass at birth.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Feb. 2026
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But the backdrop shows several people looking down through glass partitions at that desk, much in the way some on-stage animators worked at Disney-MGM.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Jan. 2026
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And while many familiar names in wealthier metropolitan states fare well, the health picture is a reminder that the rural-urban split remains one of America’s most enduring partitions.—
Tristan Bove,
Fortune,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Dissolutions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolutions. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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