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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
The hearing occurred the same day that CBS News imposed another sweeping round of layoffs and disbanded its CBS News radio network.
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
The commission has been disbanded, and the lottery is now overseen by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Critics, including Mamdani, have called for SRG to be disbanded, saying its officers too often violated protesters’ civil rights.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
The group disbanded in 2010, but during the hiatus and reunion tour, new fans were posting videos of the band’s music and showing off their Voxtrot tattoo inspirations, which was enough to motivate Srivastava.
—Charlie Vargas, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2026
The commission has been disbanded, and the lottery is now overseen by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.
—Dave Lieber, Dallas Morning News, 19 Mar. 2026
Critics, including Mamdani, have called for SRG to be disbanded, saying its officers too often violated protesters’ civil rights.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 18 Mar. 2026
The group disbanded in 2010, but during the hiatus and reunion tour, new fans were posting videos of the band’s music and showing off their Voxtrot tattoo inspirations, which was enough to motivate Srivastava.
—Charlie Vargas, Daily News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Tokyo revamps maritime forces to improve ship management Meanwhile, Japan has also reorganized its maritime forces to streamline operations and speed up decision-making, dissolving the Fleet Escort Force and creating a new Fleet Surface Force to centrally oversee its surface vessels.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Mar. 2026
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Add sugar and stir until sugar has completely dissolved.—
C.W. Cameron,
AJC.com,
29 Mar. 2026
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Over the past year, groups of a few hundred migrants have typically dispersed within days without traveling beyond southern Mexico.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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The ranchers believe that cattle grazing is also the best way to keep the borderlands healthy, through the free soil-aerating, ground-fertilizing and lawnmowing services that dispersed cows provide.—
Shi En Kim,
AZCentral.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Disband.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disband. Accessed 2 Apr. 2026.
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