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as in to disappear
to cease to be visible
as the mist dissolved in the morning sun
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as in to disband
to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization
the company formally dissolved three months after declaring bankruptcy
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as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
the king simply dissolved parliament
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as in to dissipate
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole
the clouds gradually dissolved, and the sun came out
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In efforts to eventually dissolve reservations and open these lands to private development, for example, in 1952 the U.S. government launched the Voluntary Relocation Program, in which the Bureau of Indian Affairs persuaded many living on reservations to move to cities.
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Hannah Cutting-Jones, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
Jeremy Symons, a former climate policy adviser with the EPA, is concerned that such changes would undermine his ex-employer’s ability to protect the environment and public health, in part by relocating or entirely dissolving government offices.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tried to contain the damage by replacing several cabinet ministers and dissolving LDP factions, essentially coalitions within the party.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
For thicker and even more stubborn messes, try a stronger power dissolving gel that can cut through greasy residue, removing or at least lightening old stains and buildup.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
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Hannah Cutting-Jones, The Conversation, 23 Oct. 2024
Jeremy Symons, a former climate policy adviser with the EPA, is concerned that such changes would undermine his ex-employer’s ability to protect the environment and public health, in part by relocating or entirely dissolving government offices.
—Mark Olalde, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2024
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida tried to contain the damage by replacing several cabinet ministers and dissolving LDP factions, essentially coalitions within the party.
—Helen Regan, CNN, 27 Oct. 2024
For thicker and even more stubborn messes, try a stronger power dissolving gel that can cut through greasy residue, removing or at least lightening old stains and buildup.
—Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
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When fall arrives, the Roberts family disappears into the woods.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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But when the Hubble Space Telescope turned its gaze toward Neptune’s dark eye in 1994, the spot had disappeared.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
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Martha Kegel, executive director of Unity of Greater New Orleans, a nonprofit that seeks permanent housing for unsheltered people, said moving the encampment was better than disbanding it as advocates had initially feared.Owen Tripp, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2024
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America First limped along until disbanding in the wake of Japan’s December 1941 attack.Barbara Spindel, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Oct. 2024
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States like Alaska, Maryland, New Hampshire, and Vermont have already abolished Section 14(c), proving that a fair and equitable labor market for Disabled workers is possible.Keely Cat-Wells, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
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The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) abolished term limits for its top executives.Samindra Kunti, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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But a perennial desire for the macabre doesn’t just dissipate under the umbrella of good intentions.Sarah Weinman, The Atlantic, 31 Oct. 2024
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However, that drama quickly dissipated with the unexpected withdrawal of the No. 27 truck from Reaume Brothers Racing, piloted by team owner Josh Reaume.Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
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The opportunity to understand what went wrong vanished when Onyxx was cremated.Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 11 Nov. 2024
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The victim vanished on March 31, 2023 after dropping off her and Fravel’s two children at daycare in Winona.David K. Li, NBC News, 8 Nov. 2024
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Finally, Proposition 36 in California would increase penalties for drug possession and low-level theft, repealing parts of a 2014 ballot measure that reclassified these felonies as misdemeanors in an effort to reduce incarceration.Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Legislature ultimately repealed the 1864 law, leaving the 15-week ban in place.Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
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By 2016, Arkansas had the second-highest opioid prescription rate in the nation, with 114.6 opioids being dispersed for every 100 Arkansans.Bill Bowden, arkansasonline.com, 5 Nov. 2024
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The big picture: As the Latino population has grown and dispersed around all pockets of the country, it's become less reliably Democratic and less easy to predict.Astrid Galván, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
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That paycheck or applause fades into the background as soon as a bigger challenge arises.Akin Akinpelu, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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The color also faded a little after rubbing the sheets with sandpaper.Kathleen Felton, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
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“Dissolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolve. Accessed 18 Nov. 2024.
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