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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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Recent Examples of dissolve
The Nilla wafers should dissolve like tiramisu ladyfingers into the pudding, custard-like and smooth.
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
The Kennedy Center dissolves its Social Impact Division.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
The choir leaned over him offering words of motivation, and rain doused the flames as Kirk Franklin marched up to a stage beating back smoke with an orange glow, like sunlight dissolving cloud cover.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
The protesters are calling for the return of Gyanendra Shah, the last royal ruler of Nepal before the monarchy was dissolved in 2008 in favor of a secular republic.
—Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Catherine Jessee, Southern Living, 29 Mar. 2025
The Kennedy Center dissolves its Social Impact Division.
—Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 28 Mar. 2025
The choir leaned over him offering words of motivation, and rain doused the flames as Kirk Franklin marched up to a stage beating back smoke with an orange glow, like sunlight dissolving cloud cover.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
The protesters are calling for the return of Gyanendra Shah, the last royal ruler of Nepal before the monarchy was dissolved in 2008 in favor of a secular republic.
—Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
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Legal experts have said the inadvertent sharing of national defense information with The Atlantic reported added to the group would likely violate the Espionage Act, while the chat’s disappearing message function would also run afoul of public records laws.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
5 Apr. 2025
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The case was the first of dozens of pending lawsuits to reach trial in Louisiana against the world’s leading oil companies for their role in accelerating land loss along the state’s rapidly disappearing coast.—
Jack Brook,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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Meanwhile, at the Department of Agriculture, officials disbanded an advisory committee that had been studying the threat of Cronobacter contamination in powdered formula.—
Heather Vogell,
ProPublica,
4 Apr. 2025
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That’s no small shift for a rock act that officially disbanded years ago and hasn’t released brand new material in a long time.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves (R.) has signed legislation to abolish the state’s income tax.—
Douglas Carswell,
National Review,
2 Apr. 2025
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Democrats who previously demanded that the Senate abolish the filibuster are now furious that the party didn’t use it.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2025
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The money people know how to use that glaze-over stuff to be able to dissipate the outrage that would result if citizens really knew that politicians were being paid off for certain results.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
7 Apr. 2025
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Yet forecasters also warned that flooding could continue for several days in the affected areas even after the heavy rains have dissipated.—
Joe Hernandez,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2025
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But that optimism has largely vanished and little else has emerged as a backstop in Washington beyond hope that states’ attorneys general and legislatures can stand in the breach.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
2 Apr. 2025
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The early bird gets the worm, so don’t wait because these deals tend to vanish fast.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
31 Mar. 2025
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Following Trump’s April 2 speech, McConnell kept his promise to Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine and voted for his Senate resolution to repeal the emergency declaration that allowed Trump to place tariffs on Canada.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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The site currently gives a 5 percent chance that Trump will either sign a bill into law aiming to repeal or alter the 22nd Amendment, or that the Supreme Court will rule in a way that allows a president to serve more than two terms by July 31, 2025.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2025
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Given recent rumors that those in bondage intended to rebel, the delegation accepted his explanation, withdrew and convinced the waiting crowd outside to disperse.—
Andrew Lawler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
2 Apr. 2025
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As more cops were called to the scene the group dispersed, with more than 200 vehicles speeding off in all directions., Tristian Nandram, 18, of Jamaica, Queens, was arrested about 4 a.m. Monday at another meetup, this one at Zarega and Gleason Ave.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Third to Journalism in the recent San Felipe Stakes — the race that more or less made Journalism a candidate Derby horse and that saw Rodriguez fade to show — Rodriguez currently clings to step No. 30 on the Derby points ladder, with 21-plus points.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The Federal Railway Safety Act But Cassity and other union leaders remain concerned that little requires railroads like Norfolk Southern to maintain these protocols once the headlines of East Palestine fade away.—
Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Mar. 2025
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“Dissolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolve. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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