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as in breakup
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the dissolution of the empire into a patchwork of petty kingdoms
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as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
one of the junta's first acts was the dissolution of the national assembly
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as in demise
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
she believed that her leukemia, although in remission, would eventually be the cause of her dissolution
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Recent Examples of dissolution
In seeking the church's dissolution, the Education Ministry had submitted 5,000 documents and pieces of evidence to the court, based on interviews with more than 170 people.
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arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In response to the threat of dissolution, several other student groups from law schools across the country, including Harvard University and UCLA, issued promises of support for LSA should UC Davis take retaliatory action against the student organization.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Carville may very well be correct in saying that the endless alarms of the first Trump Administration ultimately desensitized the public, but the Democrats also just spent the past year and a half telling us about Project 2025, the dissolution of democracy, and looming authoritarianism.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration is fighting two lawsuits challenging the dissolution of USAID and the subsequent freeze on foreign aid.
—Julie Cerullo, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In response to the threat of dissolution, several other student groups from law schools across the country, including Harvard University and UCLA, issued promises of support for LSA should UC Davis take retaliatory action against the student organization.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Carville may very well be correct in saying that the endless alarms of the first Trump Administration ultimately desensitized the public, but the Democrats also just spent the past year and a half telling us about Project 2025, the dissolution of democracy, and looming authoritarianism.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration is fighting two lawsuits challenging the dissolution of USAID and the subsequent freeze on foreign aid.
—Julie Cerullo, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolution
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The wedding of their friends, Jenna and Lion, brings the young lovers face-to-face after a painful breakup.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In 25 games with the Hurricanes, Williams has 31 tackles, two pass breakups and one tackle for loss.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Tubman’s fearless activism led to the eventual abolition of slavery and inspired later generations of civil rights leaders.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, the reality is that the consequences of slavery and segregation did not end with their legal abolition.—
C. Anthony Muse,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2025
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The tragic demise of Hamlet and Ophelia, driven by revenge and resulting in a watery end, were echoed by the death of two characters.—
Audrey Gibbs,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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The true result of a declining dollar will be the demise of the very economic power Trump is attempting to wield.—
Edward Fishman,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
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Indeed 44% of the respondents surveyed think that AI’s effect on individual agency and ability to act independently is likely to be more negative than positive with only 16% predicting a fairly equal split between positive and negative change.—
Tracey Follows,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Proponents of the split argue that Cyber Command has become too big on its own to have to share a leader with a similarly large organization.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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The drama stars June Squibb as a 90-year-old woman from Florida who moves to New York City after the death of her best friend and strikes up an unlikely friendship with a 19-year-old.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Jury selection for Karen Read's retrial on murder and other charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe, resumes Thursday with just one more seat to fill.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Another possibility is in-theater partitions that allow guests to text while not bothering other customers, which was tested by Megaplex Theatres last year.—
William Earl,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Sudanese army gains in central Sudan come as the RSF has consolidated its control in the west, hardening battlelines and threatening to move the country towards a de facto partition.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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Their first trial ended in a mistrial, when jurors couldn't agree on their fate.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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As the dust settles on season 1 of the series, the fate of Double K is still up in the air.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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This is the first time in the Divisional Era (since 1969) that the only three teams with 10 or more wins are in the same division.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Apr. 2025
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Hamill helps oversee Creative Artists Agency’s baseball division, which finalized Corbin Carroll’s eight-year, $111 million contract extension during spring training in 2023.—
Patrick Mooney,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Dissolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolution. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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