1
as in to decompose
to go through decomposition
fallen leaves slowly disintegrate over the course of the winter
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2
as in to grind
to reduce to fine particles
modern air pollution is gradually disintegrating the ancient temple's irreplaceable friezes
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3
as in to disrupt
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
a tornado disintegrated the building in a matter of seconds
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Recent Examples of disintegrate
Bigger comets, which are heavier, don’t tend to disintegrate as they near the sun.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Join 13 others in the comments View Comments Though defunct objects in space routinely fall out of orbit, most pieces of debris disintegrate entirely during the reentry process.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
The altitudes at which satellites disintegrate are too high for meteorological balloons to reach but too low for satellites to sample.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 5 May 2025
The projections that are occasionally thrown on the stern set to show its walls shaking or disintegrating look silly.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 18 Apr. 2025
Join 13 others in the comments View Comments Though defunct objects in space routinely fall out of orbit, most pieces of debris disintegrate entirely during the reentry process.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 9 May 2025
The altitudes at which satellites disintegrate are too high for meteorological balloons to reach but too low for satellites to sample.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 5 May 2025
The projections that are occasionally thrown on the stern set to show its walls shaking or disintegrating look silly.
—Zachary Woolfe, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disintegrate
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The company suggests that AWS Transform can decompose monolithic z/OS COBOL applications into components that can be run in the cloud.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2025
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The smell, an odor like rotten eggs, is the sargassum piles decomposing, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Apr. 2025
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The turmeric roots were chosen carefully and crushed on a sil batta (a traditional flat stone used for grinding), mixed with rosewater and milk, and placed into a ceremonial bowl.—
Sara Hussain,
Vogue,
22 May 2025
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That impacts many young players like Pak, who are grinding, just trying to survive on tour.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 May 2025
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What Could Move The Market? Several factors could disrupt the current market calm: European Tariff Deadline: President Trump has postponed the implementation of a 50% tariff on European Union goods to July 9, 2025.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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An extended pause in scheduling student visas could lead to delays that may disrupt college, boarding-school or exchange students’ plans to enroll in summer and fall terms.—
Annie Ma,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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However, when viruses were exposed to sunlight, many of them did not survive as long, decaying in under 24 hours.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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The result was not only environmental catastrophe but license for unchecked consumption of cheap plastic goods that can take a few minutes to use but hundreds of years to decay.—
Scott W. Stern,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2025
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When Resident Playbook starts, Yi-young is already crushing on her sister’s brother-in-law Do-won (Jung Joon-won).—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
19 May 2025
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But a disappointing loss to Sergio Martínez in 2012, lack of discipline needed to train properly and make weight, as well as a crushing defeat to Álvarez in 2017, sent his career into a free fall.—
Eduard Cauich,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2025
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Clear communication, the ability to break things down into clear parts, and put them back together are essential.—
Ray Ravaglia,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Kemp told police his car had been broken into and several items were stolen.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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The flesh was rotting off his feet, and his tendons were exposed from frostbite.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
26 May 2025
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Also, check for hollows in trunks that may mean the interior portion is rotting.—
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 May 2025
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Thirty minutes later, Combs was pounding on the apartment door with a hammer, Morgan said.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Ahead of the Europa League semi-final, Postecoglou spoke to his players about the Stonecutter’s Credo (also known as pounding the rock), an allegory for persistence even when progress may not be visible.—
Elias Burke,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
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“Disintegrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disintegrate. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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