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as in dissolved
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 dispersed
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
police disbanded the rioters with tear gas
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Recent Examples of disbanded
In Chicago, after the City Council disbanded its own inspector general’s office, aldermen eventually transferred some of its powers to a citywide inspector general.
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Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
The panel disbanded without issuing a final report.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Eight dancers with bare chests, bare feet and flowing red pants danced, weaved, twisted, bent, flopped, flipped, gathered, disbanded, reunited, cuddled, leaped and scampered for nearly an hour.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2024
When The Crosby Brothers disbanded, Lindsay went to work reading scripts for his dad.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
The spy cops division operated for decades before it was disbanded in 2011, but the fallout continues.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
The University of Kentucky and University of Nebraska in August each disbanded their diversity offices.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
When Laffer put it on napkin after the dismal December 6 close, and the meeting participants disbanded thereafter to their own haunts, information permeated to the exchange by Monday, and up for good went stocks.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The officers were part of a crime-suppression team called the Scorpion Unit, which was disbanded after Nichols’ death.
—Adrian Sainz and Jonathan Mattise, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
The panel disbanded without issuing a final report.
—Joe Mahr, Chicago Tribune, 22 Dec. 2024
Eight dancers with bare chests, bare feet and flowing red pants danced, weaved, twisted, bent, flopped, flipped, gathered, disbanded, reunited, cuddled, leaped and scampered for nearly an hour.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 15 Dec. 2024
When The Crosby Brothers disbanded, Lindsay went to work reading scripts for his dad.
—Yasmeen Hamadeh, People.com, 15 Dec. 2024
The spy cops division operated for decades before it was disbanded in 2011, but the fallout continues.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 13 Dec. 2024
The University of Kentucky and University of Nebraska in August each disbanded their diversity offices.
—Jackson Walker, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2024
When Laffer put it on napkin after the dismal December 6 close, and the meeting participants disbanded thereafter to their own haunts, information permeated to the exchange by Monday, and up for good went stocks.
—Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The officers were part of a crime-suppression team called the Scorpion Unit, which was disbanded after Nichols’ death.
—Adrian Sainz and Jonathan Mattise, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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“Disbanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbanded. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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