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Definition of dissolvednext

dissolved

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verb

past tense of dissolve
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as in disbanded
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 dissipated
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 dissolved
Adjective
By six days post-excision, the tissues saw a significant spike in the absorption of dissolved amino acids. Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026 The routine that follows is often tedious, involving measurements of temperature, salinity, oxygen levels and total dissolved solids. Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 May 2026 More research is needed to calculate microbial cities’ full influence on ocean acidity because dissolved calcite can counteract the carbonic acid to an extent. Damien Pine, Scientific American, 15 May 2026 Its water sample tested for dissolved solids, oil and grease, chlorides, sulfates, temperature and oxygen — all of which were within the bounds of Tesla’s permit. Arcelia Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2026 Kuwait’s emir dissolved parliament in May 2024 and embarked on a regulatory overhaul and citizenship crackdown. Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026 Ocean water contains dissolved salts, and when ice forms, most of these salts are pushed out of the crystal structure. Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 7 Mar. 2026 Heat decreases the amount of dissolved oxygen in water. Evan Bush, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
On Junun, percussion often dissolved into the fort’s ambient resonance. Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 1 June 2026 The pulp was then dissolved and spun at the Thuringian Institute of Textile and Plastics Research in Germany, and then sent to Portuguese yarn manufacturer Inovafil to create yarns meeting the specifications of brand partners H&M Group, C&A and Reformation. Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 1 June 2026 However, in November 2019 — less than two years after taking office and a month after receiving the Nobel Peace Prize — Abiy dissolved the EPRDF. Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 31 May 2026 Then stir or shake the solution until the sugar is completely dissolved. Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 May 2026 Education Minister Ogamba said the school’s board of management had been dissolved and the principal would face disciplinary action for failing to comply with safety regulations. Evelyne Musambi, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026 If dissolved in water or released into the air, PFAS can also travel long distances from their point of origin, ending up in remote locations. Carrie McDonough, The Conversation, 29 May 2026 One of his life sentences was for ordering the kidnapping and subsequent strangulation of the 12-year-old son of a witness in the Falcone case, whose body was then dissolved in acid. CBS News, 28 May 2026 Value chains are being recomposed geographically, not dissolved. Andreas Schweitzer, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolved
Verb
  • Brian Hooker was detained for five days by Bahamian police after his wife disappeared, but was never charged with a crime.
    Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes , Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 28 May 2026
  • An East Point family is pleading for answers nearly a month after a 20-year-old man disappeared after visiting a local Target store.
    Monique John, CBS News, 27 May 2026
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  • Baldwin previously served as the president of the Log Cabin Republicans of Fort Worth, a political group for LGBTQ Republicans that has since disbanded because Baldwin said it wasn’t welcomed into the party.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
  • Longtime riding groups have disbanded.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 1 June 2026
Verb
  • Code Noir became toothless when France abolished slavery in 1848, but no one ever formally struck it from the books.
    ABC News, ABC News, 28 May 2026
  • In his encyclical, Leo recalled that his namesake, Pope Leo XIII, was the first pope to explicitly condemn slavery in 1888, long after many countries had abolished it.
    Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2026
Verb
  • Eventually, the confrontation dissipated without any direct intervention by police.
    Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2026
  • That lead quickly dissipated when Miami’s implosion in the bottom half of the first inning — on a combination of timely Florida hits, erraticness from Ciscar and shoddy Hurricanes defense — allowed the Gators to score six runs.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 31 May 2026
Verb
  • As these prey species vanished, the large sharks that relied on them also disappeared from the region.
    Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
  • The American woman vanished from the Bahamas last month while on vacation with husband Brian Hooker.
    Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
Verb
  • Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is promising a replacement ordinance for the conversion therapy ban the City Council recently repealed.
    Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2026
  • Late last year, New Hampshire repealed its PDAB, which had existed since 2020.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 28 May 2026
Verb
  • Attackers also burned down one of the patient-isolation tents hastily erected on the hospital grounds, before soldiers dispersed them by firing warning shots.
    Emmet Livingstone, NPR, 28 May 2026
  • The officers, aided by officers from South Chicago Heights and other neighboring jurisdictions, Cook County and Will County sheriff’s deputies and K-9 units, dispersed the teens, who were blocking the 3300 block of Chicago Road and moving into a parking lot on the street’s east side, police said.
    Dennis Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026
Verb
  • Those who adapted survived; many who didn't faded.
    Motaz Agamawi, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
  • Once the hashmarks, Boise State logo and end zone markings found their way onto the field, many of the jokes faded.
    Shaun Goodwin May 25, Idaho Statesman, 25 May 2026

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“Dissolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolved. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.

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