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as in breakup
the act or process of a whole separating into two or more parts or pieces
the dissolution of the empire into a patchwork of petty kingdoms
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as in abolition
the doing away with something by formal action
one of the junta's first acts was the dissolution of the national assembly
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as in demise
the permanent stopping of all the vital bodily activities
she believed that her leukemia, although in remission, would eventually be the cause of her dissolution
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Recent Examples of dissolution
In seeking the church's dissolution, the Education Ministry had submitted 5,000 documents and pieces of evidence to the court, based on interviews with more than 170 people.
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arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In response to the threat of dissolution, several other student groups from law schools across the country, including Harvard University and UCLA, issued promises of support for LSA should UC Davis take retaliatory action against the student organization.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Carville may very well be correct in saying that the endless alarms of the first Trump Administration ultimately desensitized the public, but the Democrats also just spent the past year and a half telling us about Project 2025, the dissolution of democracy, and looming authoritarianism.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration is fighting two lawsuits challenging the dissolution of USAID and the subsequent freeze on foreign aid.
—Julie Cerullo, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
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arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2025
In response to the threat of dissolution, several other student groups from law schools across the country, including Harvard University and UCLA, issued promises of support for LSA should UC Davis take retaliatory action against the student organization.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2025
Carville may very well be correct in saying that the endless alarms of the first Trump Administration ultimately desensitized the public, but the Democrats also just spent the past year and a half telling us about Project 2025, the dissolution of democracy, and looming authoritarianism.
—Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025
The Trump administration is fighting two lawsuits challenging the dissolution of USAID and the subsequent freeze on foreign aid.
—Julie Cerullo, NBC News, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolution
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The wedding of their friends, Jenna and Lion, brings the young lovers face-to-face after a painful breakup.—
Veronica Villafañe,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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In 25 games with the Hurricanes, Williams has 31 tackles, two pass breakups and one tackle for loss.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 Apr. 2025
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Tubman’s fearless activism led to the eventual abolition of slavery and inspired later generations of civil rights leaders.—
Sughnen Yongo,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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However, the reality is that the consequences of slavery and segregation did not end with their legal abolition.—
C. Anthony Muse,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2025
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The true result of a declining dollar will be the demise of the very economic power Trump is attempting to wield.—
Edward Fishman,
Foreign Affairs,
8 Apr. 2025
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The tragic demise of Hamlet and Ophelia, driven by revenge and resulting in a watery end, were echoed by the death of two characters.—
Audrey Gibbs,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Indeed 44% of the respondents surveyed think that AI’s effect on individual agency and ability to act independently is likely to be more negative than positive with only 16% predicting a fairly equal split between positive and negative change.—
Tracey Follows,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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Studios tend to dismiss China’s impact given the low split and lack of ancillary sales, but the market there can still help burnish a film’s global box office take.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2025
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For Pope Francis, Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, the church camerlengo, or cardinal chamberlain (the official that manages the household of the pope), presided over the certification of death and the placement of the body in a coffin.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
23 Apr. 2025
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Pope Francis’ last words before his death on Monday were an expression of thanks to his personal nurse and caregiver, Massimiliano Strappetti, the Vatican revealed Tuesday while describing the 88-year-old pontiff’s final hours.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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Another possibility is in-theater partitions that allow guests to text while not bothering other customers, which was tested by Megaplex Theatres last year.—
William Earl,
Variety,
27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Sudanese army gains in central Sudan come as the RSF has consolidated its control in the west, hardening battlelines and threatening to move the country towards a de facto partition.—
FOXNews.com,
FOXNews.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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As the dust settles on season 1 of the series, the fate of Double K is still up in the air.—
Francesca Gariano,
People.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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Their first trial ended in a mistrial, when jurors couldn't agree on their fate.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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The amendments needed 60% of the vote to pass — the proposal limiting girls sports participation to biological females got 31 of 53 votes (58.5%), and the other that would have created an open division for students aside from boys and girls competitions — garnered just 24.5% (13 out of 53).—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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David Dahlquist, the acting deputy director of the DOJ's antitrust civil litigation division, spoke for the government in opening statements.—
Jaclyn Diaz,
NPR,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Dissolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolution. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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