1
as in dissolving
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 dispersing
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
police disbanded the rioters with tear gas
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Recent Examples of disbanding
Companies that committed to DEI efforts and made public statements are now pulling back from those policies, editing their websites, disbanding employee resource groups, and quietly abandoning inclusive hiring goals.
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C200, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The Turtles would release two more albums — 1968’s The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands and 1969’s Turtle Soup — before disbanding in 1970.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
The remaining trio carried on briefly before disbanding for good a year later.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
After disbanding in 2012, the group reunited in 2016 and has since toured on a not quite annual basis.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Pan Zhanle, an Olympic champion swimmer, was praised for disbanding his official fan group after his success at the Paris Games overwhelmed him with a surge of new followers.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
C200, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The Turtles would release two more albums — 1968’s The Turtles Present the Battle of the Bands and 1969’s Turtle Soup — before disbanding in 1970.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 5 Sep. 2025
The remaining trio carried on briefly before disbanding for good a year later.
—Jordan Runtagh, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
After disbanding in 2012, the group reunited in 2016 and has since toured on a not quite annual basis.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2025
Pan Zhanle, an Olympic champion swimmer, was praised for disbanding his official fan group after his success at the Paris Games overwhelmed him with a surge of new followers.
—Peter Guo, NBC news, 3 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbanding
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The objections that stopped earlier attempts are now dissolving.—
Sandy Peng,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The study suggests that lying on the right side was the most effective at dissolving pills.—
Alyssa Hui-Anderson,
Verywell Health,
8 Sep. 2025
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Whether the Supreme Court fires this blast or not, Republicans need to be aware that breaking up majority-minority districts, and dispersing those voters into neighboring districts to dilute their voting power, may well make those neighboring districts less safe for Republican incumbents.—
Tom Rogers,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Several local agencies from neighboring towns were called in to assist in dispersing the unruly crowd, and no injuries were reported among the officers.—
Julia Bonavita,
FOXNews.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Disbanding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbanding. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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