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as in vanishing
to cease to be visible
as the mist dissolved in the morning sun
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as in disbanding
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 abolishing
to put an end to by formal action
the king simply dissolved parliament
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as in dissipating
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 dissolving
The president of the United States was mentally collapsing, and nobody outside of conservative dissidents wanted to talk about it until Joe Biden forced the matter upon us all by dissolving in public.
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The Editors, National Review, 3 Jan. 2025
This liquid exfoliant penetrates deep into the pores, dissolving the buildup of excess oil and dead skin cells, which helps to prevent clogged pores and breakouts because, yes, acne can still be an issue as you age.
—Jordan Galloway, SELF, 3 Jan. 2025
The confidence vote was necessary because Germany's post-World War II constitution prevents the Bundestag (parliament) from dissolving itself.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
With 395 dissolving micropoints per patch, the microneedle technology delivers active ingredients directly to the source of hyperpigmentation, boosting their effectiveness.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Dec. 2024
By dissolving its cap, the mushroom ensures that its spores can drip down and spread to the greatest lengths possible.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The confidence vote was necessary because Germany's post-World War II constitution prevents the Bundestag from dissolving itself.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Death Row Records dissolving in acrimony.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
But over the course of the pair’s tour of Poland to visit their late grandmother’s ancestral home, Benji’s flippant manner keeps dissolving to reveal internal conflict and profound melancholy.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
The Editors, National Review, 3 Jan. 2025
This liquid exfoliant penetrates deep into the pores, dissolving the buildup of excess oil and dead skin cells, which helps to prevent clogged pores and breakouts because, yes, acne can still be an issue as you age.
—Jordan Galloway, SELF, 3 Jan. 2025
The confidence vote was necessary because Germany's post-World War II constitution prevents the Bundestag (parliament) from dissolving itself.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Dec. 2024
With 395 dissolving micropoints per patch, the microneedle technology delivers active ingredients directly to the source of hyperpigmentation, boosting their effectiveness.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 20 Dec. 2024
By dissolving its cap, the mushroom ensures that its spores can drip down and spread to the greatest lengths possible.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
The confidence vote was necessary because Germany's post-World War II constitution prevents the Bundestag from dissolving itself.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Death Row Records dissolving in acrimony.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 13 Dec. 2024
But over the course of the pair’s tour of Poland to visit their late grandmother’s ancestral home, Benji’s flippant manner keeps dissolving to reveal internal conflict and profound melancholy.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolving
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And any legislation in the Senate may require a filibuster-proof margin of 60 votes; even if all Republican senators were in favor of abolishing the department (which is not at all a sure thing), that would still require seven Democratic senators to join them — a tall order.Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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Perkins, a city commissioner since 2016, supports abolishing the contract with the Broward Sheriff’s Office in favor of a city police force.Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2024
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The investigation was the result of an agreement between the city and a community group, the Crane Boulevard Safety Coalition, which found out about the disappearing messages in the course of litigation involving the construction of a home in Mount Washington.Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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The disappearing chat feature is part of a Google Workspace suite that is accessible to about 26,000 employees and has been available in some form since the early 2010s, when the city began contracting with Google for email and other services, Magos said.Tony Barboza, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Safety-net programs Programs like Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women Infants and Children (WIC) will continue dispersing aid during a shutdown.Brian Bennett, TIME, 20 Dec. 2024
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Try making your own candles, or dispersing the scent with essential oils or a stovetop simmer pot.Halee Miller Van Ryswyk, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2024
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Jason Mercier, vice president and director of research at Mountain State’s Policy Center, told The Center Square in a Friday interview that there’s a reason a wealth tax does not exist in the United States and why other countries are repealing them.Carleen Johnson | The Center Square, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Dec. 2024
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Since then, advocates for repealing the Windfall Elimination Provision and the Government Pension Offset made a last-ditch lobbying blitz to get the Senate to take it up before the current Congress winds down.Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 19 Dec. 2024
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Africa’s curriculum is, in itself, a masterclass in disassembling the visual politics of beauty as a colonial construct.Akilah Sailers, Essence, 19 Dec. 2024
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The startup plans to use the funding to grow the production of its robotic disassembling factories, said Molg co-founder and CEO Rob Lawson-Shanks.Katie Fehrenbacher, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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The lawn was covered with posts that were each topped by a pair of noise-cancelling headphones, and as cellar master Vincent Chaperon told us to don a set, an army of waiters appeared bearing trays covered with glasses of DP 2015.Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, Robb Report, 22 Dec. 2024
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Noise-cancelling headphones are absolutely essential for any flight.Kelsey Glennon, Travel + Leisure, 22 Dec. 2024
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In their previous work, the team studied the scattering mechanism that generates noise when strong classical communications and single photons travel in fiber optic cable.Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2024
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Secondly, the petals excel at scattering sound waves, making the particles easier to image via ultrasound (they can also be coated with light-absorbing molecules, boosting their visibility via optoacoustic imaging).Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 12 Dec. 2024
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Though imperceptible to humans, 1 degree can make the difference between bitterly cold, dry gusts of arctic air freezing the lake over or evaporating its warm surface waters.Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
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The lake also needs to be ice-free because ice acts as a barrier, preventing moisture from evaporating off the lake.Caitlin Looby, Journal Sentinel, 2 Dec. 2024
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“Dissolving.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolving. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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