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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
In 1837, a new monarch dissolved Hanover’s legislative assemblies and cast aside its constitution.
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Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
After settlers pressured the government for more riverfront lands, that reservation was dissolved by presidential order.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
These handy, reusable linen bags are designed to keep veggies and leafy greens crisp for longer and to prevent them from dissolving into brownish-green smears of goo in a plastic bag.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Sulfuric components or nitrogen from car exhaust fumes and industry form acid, dissolving mineral grains.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Jennifer Wilson, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024
After settlers pressured the government for more riverfront lands, that reservation was dissolved by presidential order.
—Debra Utacia Krol, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
These handy, reusable linen bags are designed to keep veggies and leafy greens crisp for longer and to prevent them from dissolving into brownish-green smears of goo in a plastic bag.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2024
Sulfuric components or nitrogen from car exhaust fumes and industry form acid, dissolving mineral grains.
—David Bressan, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Those subsidies will likely disappear under the Trump administration, which has pledged to dial back Biden’s green investments.Ben Kesslen, Quartz, 12 Nov. 2024
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The noises around me, the people, the cars, the children, everything disappeared with Tina.Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2024
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Earlier this year, Twitch, which is owned by Amazon, disbanded its Safety Advisory Council.Vittoria Elliott, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Hurt Business gradually disbanded after Lashley and MVP departed in early 2022, but Alexander and Benjamin continued to compete as a tag team under the name for some time after that.Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Despite proposals to change or abolish the Electoral College (the University of Central Florida reports there have been over 1,000), there are many reasons why these attempts failed.Russell Falcon, The Hill, 3 Nov. 2024
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Alaska, California, Louisiana and Washington have abolished party primaries for congressional elections and replaced them with open, all-candidate primaries.Russell Contreras, Axios, 29 Oct. 2024
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Fog will dissipate during the daytime hours as winds start to increase.Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 20 Nov. 2024
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To prevent such interference, the US created the National Radio Quiet Zone, a 13,000-square-mile area around West Virginia's Green Bank Observatory, where the surrounding mountains can block and dissipate radio waves.Michael Kan, PCMAG, 12 Nov. 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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Alaska repealed its ranked choice voting law and replaced the candidate who won under the scheme two years ago.Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 11 Nov. 2024
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The Panic of 1893 and President Grover Cleveland’s initiative to repeal the Sherman Silver Purchase Act, however, jointly tanked Leadville’s fortunes.James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2024
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North Korean soldiers were dispersed in Vladivostok, as well as other far eastern cities of Ussuriysk, Khabarovsk and Blagoveshchensk for training last month, according to the NIS.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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Each dot represents five voters for a particular candidate, and they are randomly dispersed throughout the precinct (in other words, the dot does not represent the exact address where the voters live).Kunle Falayi, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Premium keyboards should have great keys so the Q5 HE has OSA-profile keys made from PBT material which provides superb oil resistance and a more luxurious feel and wear-resistant legends that won’t fade.Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Nov. 2024
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After all, rival technologies don't fade away immediately.Camila Domonoske, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Dissolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolve. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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