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as in disappears
to cease to be visible
as the mist dissolved in the morning sun
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as in disbands
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 abolishes
to put an end to by formal action
the king simply dissolved parliament
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as in dissipates
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 dissolves
Over time, the mask dissolves from a white gel into a clear film, which peels off with ease to reveal bouncy, dewy skin underneath.
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Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
This one begins with a gel-oil texture and then dissolves into a cleanser that takes off every last bit of gunk on your face.
—Brittany Leitner, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2024
The other partnership that dissolves in this episode is Petra and Harper.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
Jenny Berg, Vogue, 4 Oct. 2024
This one begins with a gel-oil texture and then dissolves into a cleanser that takes off every last bit of gunk on your face.
—Brittany Leitner, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2024
The other partnership that dissolves in this episode is Petra and Harper.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 30 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolves
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But that misses the point of the distinct charm of a screen that disappears when not in use.Andrew Williams, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
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As legitimate political space disappears and moderate Islamist voices are extinguished, Tajiks may come to believe that democracy does not work—and that violence is the answer.Steve Swerdlow, Foreign Affairs, 14 Mar. 2016
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Will refunds be available if my favorite artist cancels?Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 16 Oct. 2024
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Even if Apple permanently cancels the event, cops remain keen to up their use of the company’s tools.Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
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With more of this snipping, the cheese melts more easily but is less able to stretch and more likely to become soupy.Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 2 Oct. 2024
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The lamp gently melts candle wax to unleash the scent in your home.Hannah Rice, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2024
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If Musk and Ramsawamy’s group avoids recommending ways to slash benefit programs such as Social Security and spending on the military, that could mean cuts of more than 80% across domestic programs, including food inspections and infrastructure repairs.William Gavin, Quartz, 13 Nov. 2024
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This also avoids a brightness instability problem that can afflict the TV’s Standard mode, where the image suffers distracting brightness ‘jumps’ or ‘drops’ when an HDR image cuts abruptly between bright and dark shots.John Archer, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
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“Dissolves.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolves. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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