1
as in to dissolve
to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization
the university disbanded the committee after the report had been submitted the rock group disbanded upon finishing their farewell tour
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as in to disperse
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
police disbanded the rioters with tear gas
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The Beatles’ Red and Blue Albums 1962–1966 and 1967–1970 were both released in 1973, three years after The Beatles officially disbanded.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
When lead singer Al Menne released his first solo album, 2023’s quietly devastating Freak Accident, there was even more reason to think the group may have just quietly disbanded.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
The Hurt Business disbanded in WWE in 2022.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
The next major phase in Bergen-Belsen’s existence began in 1943, when the Nazis disbanded Stalag 311 but kept its hospital open as a treatment center for POWs.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
When lead singer Al Menne released his first solo album, 2023’s quietly devastating Freak Accident, there was even more reason to think the group may have just quietly disbanded.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2025
The Hurt Business disbanded in WWE in 2022.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025
The next major phase in Bergen-Belsen’s existence began in 1943, when the Nazis disbanded Stalag 311 but kept its hospital open as a treatment center for POWs.
—Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
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“Disband.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disband. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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