1
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
The Democratic Party, one of the leading voices of opposition in the semi-autonomous city for the past three decades, has started the process of dissolution following recent warnings from Chinese government officials, two of its veteran members told CNN.
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Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
More broadly, the dissolution of the foreign aid program is a significant example of a broader trend the administration is pursuing: sacrificing soft power for hard power.
—Time, 12 May 2025
The dissolution of the PKK raises a host of questions for the Islamist government of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the pro-American Kurdish forces (YPG) in northern Syrian who helped defeat the Islamist State terrorist movement.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025
Tensions escalated following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and in 1988 the regional parliament of the area voted to unify with Armenia, with forces then taking control of the area located inside Azerbaijan.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
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Chris Lau, CNN Money, 19 Apr. 2025
More broadly, the dissolution of the foreign aid program is a significant example of a broader trend the administration is pursuing: sacrificing soft power for hard power.
—Time, 12 May 2025
The dissolution of the PKK raises a host of questions for the Islamist government of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the pro-American Kurdish forces (YPG) in northern Syrian who helped defeat the Islamist State terrorist movement.
—Benjamin Weinthal, FOXNews.com, 12 May 2025
Tensions escalated following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and in 1988 the regional parliament of the area voted to unify with Armenia, with forces then taking control of the area located inside Azerbaijan.
—Mandy Taheri, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolution
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Blue wore her hair in locs for two years but parted with the style after experiencing an oh-so-familiar feeling: the urge to drastically change her appearance after a breakup and mark a fresh chapter with a new hairstyle.—
Martine Thompson,
Essence,
21 May 2025
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High-profile celebrity lawyer Laura Wasser, who has shepherded the likes of Kim Kardashian, Kevin Costner and Ariana Grande through their respective breakups, is representing Geffen.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
19 May 2025
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While the mercurial Greeley and other radicals veered between strident demands for abolition, protests of the crackdown on civil liberties, and panicked calls for peace talks, Raymond stayed the course (or, at least, kept his wobbles private).—
Matthew Karp,
Harpers Magazine,
29 Apr. 2025
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Following the faith’s core beliefs in nonviolence and justice, Quakers have demonstrated for the abolition of slavery, in favor of the suffrage movement, against both World Wars, and the U.S. roles in the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, said Ross Brubeck, 38, one of the Quaker march organizers.—
Luis Andres Henao,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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For all the obituaries written about ESG in the past year, reports of its demise have been greatly exaggerated.—
Daniel Sutter,
National Review,
16 May 2025
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This is not the time to issue a prediction of demise, not particularly close to it.—
Martin Rogers,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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The latter split at the end of the 1968 season due to financial disagreements and eventually founded the current PGA Tour.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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The film’s split into five chapters (the last, in yet another spring, being the punchiest and most effective) can lead to an unbalanced narrative where certain coming-of-age touchstones are emphasized over others that deserve more attention.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 May 2025
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Police say that early in the morning of Nov. 13, 2022, the four college students were stabbed to death at an off-campus house on King Road in Moscow, Idaho, where three of them lived.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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The woman’s death is being investigated by the Excelsior Springs Police Department, and the state fire marshal is investigating the cause of the fire.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
16 May 2025
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Here was a country that demanded movement, that fetishized the pioneering spirit, yet my family in South Asia had, during the 1947 partition of India, known far more upheaval within living memory than my husband’s.—
Andrew Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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In small bathrooms, the team has deployed fancy tiles, lots of light and glass partitions instead of shower curtains.—
Christopher Reynolds,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2025
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The episode then cut to black, meaning Ellie's fate will remain up in the air for a few years until Season 3 eventually rolls around.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
26 May 2025
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The girl must use her brother’s identity to escape death, avoid her fate and rise to power.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Well, clearly, there has been tremendous division on campus over that period of time.—
Reena Advani,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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The Israeli military has launched hundreds of strikes into Syria and occupied parts of southern Syria, and the Israeli government has stoked sectarian division by claiming that the incursion is an attempt to protect the Druze minority.—
Natasha Hall,
Foreign Affairs,
27 May 2025
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“Dissolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolution. Accessed 30 May. 2025.
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