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
Article 76 allows the President to dissolve Parliament and hold elections within six months if no Prime Minister can be appointed from the majority, a coalition, or any member of Parliament.
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Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
This week, the DOE responded in court by claiming the panel that produced the report had been dissolved, making the suit moot.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Insoluble fiber, on the other hand, doesn’t dissolve in water and helps people have more frequent and heavier bowel movements.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
In February 2020, amid a standoff with the political opposition, Bukele threatened to dissolve the Legislature, bringing with him armed soldiers to occupy the legislative assembly.
—Joe Wright, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
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Sonal Nain, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Sep. 2025
This week, the DOE responded in court by claiming the panel that produced the report had been dissolved, making the suit moot.
—Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 12 Sep. 2025
Insoluble fiber, on the other hand, doesn’t dissolve in water and helps people have more frequent and heavier bowel movements.
—Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 12 Sep. 2025
In February 2020, amid a standoff with the political opposition, Bukele threatened to dissolve the Legislature, bringing with him armed soldiers to occupy the legislative assembly.
—Joe Wright, The Conversation, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolve
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But before long his hearing begins to disappear, leading him down a panicked trail of denial, anger and desperation.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Normally that motion disappears without a trace, but a growing field of research aims to capture it and turn it into electricity for sensors, wearable devices and other small electronics.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Despite being signed to the culture-changing label Sub Pop for four albums in the 2000s, Fruit Bats never achieved the same level of acclaim as many of their labelmates, like the Shins and Sleater Kinney, and Johnson disbanded the collective at the end of its 2013 tour.—
Daniel Kohn,
Rolling Stone,
14 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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Iranian authorities must immediately implement a moratorium on all executions and abolish the death penalty.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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The Department of Labor withdrew a plan to establish a minimum wage for workers with disabilities and abolished wage protections for the home-health aides who assist millions of seniors and disabled people.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
16 Sep. 2025
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Kiko has dissipated in the central Pacific Ocean but there is a new disturbance forecasters are keeping tabs on.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Instead of sound radiating out at all angles, the sound is redirected by solid glass upwards to initially dissipate vertically instead of horizontally.—
Todd Boss,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Entire industries appear and vanish with the velocity of software updates.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Remember their 10-game skid, the losing streak that seemed to sink the season, the one during which Luis Ortiz vanished because of a gambling investigation, the one during which the Guardians couldn’t muster anything at the plate?—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Initially, both the Treasury Department and key congressional leaders were determined to repeal the SALT deduction entirely.—
Joseph Thorndike,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Federal officials have said that repealing the rule would allow for more flexible management for local land managers and aid in preventing destructive wildfires.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kirk is thrown backwards by the shot, which appeared to hit his neck, before the crowd disperses in panic.—
Richard Hall,
Time,
11 Sep. 2025
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Video taken at the event shows that, just seconds later, the sound of a gunshot was heard as Kirk appeared to be struck in the head or neck while the crowd around him dispersed in a panic.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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After a pause, the composition takes on a searching quality, as the melody travels from one instrument to the next, including a compelling viola solo performed by principal viola Maiya Papach, eventually fading out to nothing, leaving the audience suspended in uneasy quiet.—
Sheila Regan,
Twin Cities,
13 Sep. 2025
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The long-standing expectation was that these resonance signals would fade and become negligible as the momentum transfer increased.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Dissolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolve. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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