1
as in to dissolve
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 to disperse
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
police disbanded the rioters with tear gas
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Recent Examples of disband
Teams would be formed and disbanded in a matter of weeks, forcing researchers to frequently switch their focus on to different projects.
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Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The first, authored by an aide to General Horatio Gates, encouraged officers to gather to discuss their grievances and even proposed defying Congress and refusing to disband if their demands were not met.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
This year alone, the U.S. Park Police have disbanded about 70 encampments from federal parks in the city, said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
What To Know South Korea's active-duty force now numbers 450,000, down by about 110,000 from 2019, with 17 divisions having been disbanded or merged.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The first, authored by an aide to General Horatio Gates, encouraged officers to gather to discuss their grievances and even proposed defying Congress and refusing to disband if their demands were not met.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 July 2025
This year alone, the U.S. Park Police have disbanded about 70 encampments from federal parks in the city, said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
What To Know South Korea's active-duty force now numbers 450,000, down by about 110,000 from 2019, with 17 divisions having been disbanded or merged.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
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The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman as a married couple whose once-happy relationship dissolves into invective and hatred under the pressures of modern life.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Conceived by Chesterman Design and Architecture in collaboration with artist-designer James McGrath, Southern Cross reinterprets tropical modernism through courtyards, verandas, and floating planes intended to dissolve the line between indoors and out.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
28 Aug. 2025
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Rollins said the facility will be completed by the end of 2025, allowing USDA to aerially disperse sterile male flies at the border and northern Mexico to mate with wild female flies, resulting in no offspring.—
Jenna Prestininzi,
Freep.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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When air is stagnant, pollutants don't get dispersed, allowing ozone to build up to unhealthy levels.—
Joe Edwards,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Disband.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disband. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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