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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
Similarly, the phases of the moon embody the sacred balance between light and dark, symbolizing the eternal cycle of creation and dissolution.
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 May 2025
The figure below from the white paper on this project shows the acid-free dissolution and recovery of rare earth elements using a copper salt solution.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Consolidation or dissolution of governmental units and the sharing of major governmental services can be a way of promoting the efficient and effective operation of government.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
If a business combination is not consummated by this date, there will be a mandatory liquidation and dissolution of the company.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
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Valerie Mesa, People.com, 2 May 2025
The figure below from the white paper on this project shows the acid-free dissolution and recovery of rare earth elements using a copper salt solution.
—Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
Consolidation or dissolution of governmental units and the sharing of major governmental services can be a way of promoting the efficient and effective operation of government.
—Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025
If a business combination is not consummated by this date, there will be a mandatory liquidation and dissolution of the company.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolution
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Blue wore her hair in locs for two years but parted with the style after experiencing an oh-so-familiar feeling: the urge to drastically change her appearance after a breakup and mark a fresh chapter with a new hairstyle.—
Martine Thompson,
Essence,
21 May 2025
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High-profile celebrity lawyer Laura Wasser, who has shepherded the likes of Kim Kardashian, Kevin Costner and Ariana Grande through their respective breakups, is representing Geffen.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
19 May 2025
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Following the faith’s core beliefs in nonviolence and justice, Quakers have demonstrated for the abolition of slavery, in favor of the suffrage movement, against both World Wars, and the U.S. roles in the wars in Vietnam and Afghanistan, said Ross Brubeck, 38, one of the Quaker march organizers.—
Luis Andres Henao,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Last month, Musk took to his social media platform X to seemingly express support for the abolition of intellectual property laws.—
Scott MacFarlane,
CBS News,
10 May 2025
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For all the obituaries written about ESG in the past year, reports of its demise have been greatly exaggerated.—
Daniel Sutter,
National Review,
16 May 2025
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This is not the time to issue a prediction of demise, not particularly close to it.—
Martin Rogers,
New York Times,
12 May 2025
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The latter split at the end of the 1968 season due to financial disagreements and eventually founded the current PGA Tour.—
Julio Cesar Valdera Morales,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 May 2025
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The film’s split into five chapters (the last, in yet another spring, being the punchiest and most effective) can lead to an unbalanced narrative where certain coming-of-age touchstones are emphasized over others that deserve more attention.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
16 May 2025
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Police say that early in the morning of Nov. 13, 2022, the four college students were stabbed to death at an off-campus house on King Road in Moscow, Idaho, where three of them lived.—
Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Comments Final Destination series producer Craig Perry breaks down every death scene across the franchise in an exclusive video for Entertainment Weekly.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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Indeed the two countries went to war over Kashmir within a year of the partition of India soon after the creation of Pakistan.—
Ayesha Jalal,
The Conversation,
8 May 2025
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The partition of colonial India established a secular, Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
8 May 2025
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The 10 seconds between numbers feel interminable when the fate of 14 selections is on the line.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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The fate of current Thursdays-at-9 occupant Doctor Odyssey remains TBD.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
13 May 2025
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Alibaba's core Taobao and Tmall group division — the company's China e-commerce business — saw revenue rise 9% to 101.4 billion yuan.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
15 May 2025
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Used with permission from Bramble, an imprint of Tor Publishing Group; a trade division of Macmillan Publishers.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
15 May 2025
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“Dissolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolution. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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