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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
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.
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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
The officers in the Nichols case were part of a crime suppression team called the Scorpion Unit, which was disbanded after Nichols' death.
—CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
More music followed before the group disbanded in 2000.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 30 Nov. 2024
The musician went on to a successful solo career after the group disbanded in the 1970s.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2024
Authentic leadership echoes long after titles are passed on or teams disbanded.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
His administration also banned people with HIV from military deployment, disbanded the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, and slashed global funding for HIV prevention and treatment.
—Nico Lang, Them, 6 Nov. 2024
Before the cast and crew disbanded, star Jason Segel remembers executive producer Judd Apatow giving him some life-changing career advice.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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
The officers in the Nichols case were part of a crime suppression team called the Scorpion Unit, which was disbanded after Nichols' death.
—CBS News, 4 Dec. 2024
More music followed before the group disbanded in 2000.
—Walden Green, Pitchfork, 30 Nov. 2024
The musician went on to a successful solo career after the group disbanded in the 1970s.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2024
Authentic leadership echoes long after titles are passed on or teams disbanded.
—Dan Pontefract, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
His administration also banned people with HIV from military deployment, disbanded the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS, and slashed global funding for HIV prevention and treatment.
—Nico Lang, Them, 6 Nov. 2024
Before the cast and crew disbanded, star Jason Segel remembers executive producer Judd Apatow giving him some life-changing career advice.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 18 Oct. 2024
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“Disbanded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbanded. Accessed 24 Dec. 2024.
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