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as in vanished
to cease to be visible
as the mist dissolved in the morning sun
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as in disbanded
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 abolished
to put an end to by formal action
the king simply dissolved parliament
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as in dissipated
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 dissolved
Evan Bush, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
This was when Earth’s oceans witnessed an oceanic anoxic event, where vast areas became severely depleted of dissolved oxygen.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Another method for cleaning silver involves filling an aluminum pan with hot water, salt, and baking soda, stirring until dissolved, and then soaking the pieces until a chemical reaction occurs that removes the tarnish.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
Then, when the US and Mexico dissolved their joint screwworm commission in 2012, the US handed over that facility to the Mexican government, which shut it down soon as the threat waned.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
By using a liquid fuel dissolved in molten salt, the system offers several inherent advantages for industrial collocation.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
The Energy and Sustainability Solutions segment is being dissolved as UOP will combine with the core process solutions division of Industrial Automation to form the new Process Automation and Technology segment.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
While seeing one of the marquee mainstage artists of the EDM era and beyond on a club tour might be surprising, Afrojack says this in this era of dance music, the rules around genres and which type of artists can play them are — at least among artists themselves — dissolved.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026
Morton kosher salt in a small bowl until sugar is dissolved.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Rainfall, irrigation and drainage can transport phosphorus – either dissolved in water or attached to eroded soil particles – into nearby canals, streams, rivers and lakes.
—Dinesh Phuyal, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Heat decreases the amount of dissolved oxygen in water.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
This was when Earth’s oceans witnessed an oceanic anoxic event, where vast areas became severely depleted of dissolved oxygen.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 Aug. 2025
Verb
By 2018, Guojun had registered several companies in California and dissolved, renamed, or divested from many of his Chinese firms.
—Ava Kofman, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
Another method for cleaning silver involves filling an aluminum pan with hot water, salt, and baking soda, stirring until dissolved, and then soaking the pieces until a chemical reaction occurs that removes the tarnish.
—Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 9 Feb. 2026
Then, when the US and Mexico dissolved their joint screwworm commission in 2012, the US handed over that facility to the Mexican government, which shut it down soon as the threat waned.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 7 Feb. 2026
By using a liquid fuel dissolved in molten salt, the system offers several inherent advantages for industrial collocation.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 4 Feb. 2026
The Energy and Sustainability Solutions segment is being dissolved as UOP will combine with the core process solutions division of Industrial Automation to form the new Process Automation and Technology segment.
—Zev Fima, CNBC, 29 Jan. 2026
While seeing one of the marquee mainstage artists of the EDM era and beyond on a club tour might be surprising, Afrojack says this in this era of dance music, the rules around genres and which type of artists can play them are — at least among artists themselves — dissolved.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 29 Jan. 2026
Morton kosher salt in a small bowl until sugar is dissolved.
—Jesse Szewczyk, Bon Appetit Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Rainfall, irrigation and drainage can transport phosphorus – either dissolved in water or attached to eroded soil particles – into nearby canals, streams, rivers and lakes.
—Dinesh Phuyal, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolved
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As the climate shifted from wet, mangrove-like forests to more arid environments, many early herbivores struggled to adapt and eventually disappeared.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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Searches continued in Allen Park, Michigan, for 25-year-old Wyandotte man, Tyler Bojanowski, who authorities say disappeared last week.—
Julia Avant,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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Dozens of civil society groups were disbanded.—
Kanis Leung,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement But pro-democracy figures have argued that local governance has grown increasingly aligned with the mainland as political dissidents have either been jailed or exiled, organizations have disbanded, and a free press dismantled.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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In the past, the Legislature has abolished the city’s community police oversight board and tried to wrest control of its airport.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
5 Feb. 2026
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Under his proposal, the position of prime minister would be abolished and the duties of the role absorbed into the office of the president.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
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While the beginning of 2025 was slow due to tariff uncertainty, by May, that dissipated and customers returned to shopping.—
Jean E. Palmieri,
Footwear News,
6 Feb. 2026
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But whatever momentum might have been generated by the first round of talks in January appeared to have dissipated by the start of the second gathering.—
Aidan Stretch,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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As the researchers increased the dose of the medication, however, Mary’s appetite vanished.—
Dhruv Khullar,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Over the past decade, opportunities for young people to gather and socialize have nearly vanished, outside of organized sports.—
Claire Benedict,
Hartford Courant,
8 Feb. 2026
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Mamdani repealed Adams’ executive order adopting the definition.—
Joseph Strauss,
Sun Sentinel,
9 Feb. 2026
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Less than a month later, according to the New York Times, the administration stopped defending the rule in court, then repealed it altogether.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Defense Department's trillion-dollar budget is dispersed throughout smaller agencies and funding streams that use incompatible and often antiquated computer systems to keep track of money.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
10 Feb. 2026
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The remaining students ultimately dispersed, and normal traffic conditions were restored, the police department said.—
Molly Morrow,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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In San Juan and nearby communities, neighborhoods buzzed as the Super Bowl itself faded into the background and attention turned entirely to Bad Bunny’s 13 minutes on stage.—
Martin Silva Rey,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2026
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When the Cougars were building their biggest lead, the boos for Wright had finally faded.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Dissolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolved. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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