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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
The liquidation price offered by the company is the amount per share that preferred shareholders are entitled to receive in the event of the company’s liquidation or dissolution, after satisfying debts but before distributing anything to common shareholders.
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Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Fox took the biggest swing since the dissolution of Venu with plans for its own streaming platform following years of sitting on the sidelines.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
As California leaders fight against President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, Sacramento schools are in limbo — waiting to see what kind of potentially devastating ramifications that the dissolution of the department could have on their operations.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Listen: The Five Eyes have noticed Hanging over the rapid dissolution of these old relationships is the question of who would lead in the United States’ absence.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
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Mauricio Di Bartolomeo, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
Fox took the biggest swing since the dissolution of Venu with plans for its own streaming platform following years of sitting on the sidelines.
—Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 27 Feb. 2025
As California leaders fight against President Donald Trump’s efforts to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, Sacramento schools are in limbo — waiting to see what kind of potentially devastating ramifications that the dissolution of the department could have on their operations.
—Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Listen: The Five Eyes have noticed Hanging over the rapid dissolution of these old relationships is the question of who would lead in the United States’ absence.
—Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolution
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Little Feat, the archetypal ’70s band originally formed by Lowell George — a guitar virtuoso fired from the Mothers of Invention by Frank Zappa — has survived years of breakups, drug problems and even George’s untimely death in 1979.—
Dave Brooks,
Billboard,
3 Apr. 2025
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While the two, who got engaged in 2022, have kept their romance mostly private, breakup rumors swirled when Sweeney recently deleted a photo of Davino from her Instagram.—
Robyn Merrett,
StyleCaster,
2 Apr. 2025
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Lewis was working within the Neoclassical mode, recycling the stylings of ancient Greece for a new era concerned with enforcing the abolition of slavery.—
Alex Greenberger,
ARTnews.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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But people don't know that Quakers were really instrumental in abolition.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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Republicans celebrated the demise of Black Lives Matter Plaza, which was completely dismantled and repainted.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Apr. 2025
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Some experts believe that cutting personnel at Social Security will hasten the demise of the whole system.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Mar. 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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Proponents of the split argue that Cyber Command has become too big on its own to have to share a leader with a similarly large organization.—
Sam Sabin,
Axios,
8 Apr. 2025
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The drama stars June Squibb as a 90-year-old woman from Florida who moves to New York City after the death of her best friend and strikes up an unlikely friendship with a 19-year-old.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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Jury selection for Karen Read's retrial on murder and other charges in the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend, John O'Keefe, resumes Thursday with just one more seat to fill.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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Most of the building damage from Friday’s quake was nonstructural, hitting partition walls, fixtures, electricity and plumbing, Alam said.—
Stephanie Yang,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Mar. 2025
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The spacious interior has tons of extra features to make packing stress-free, including compression straps to hold your clothes and shoes down, zipper compartments, mesh pockets, and a partition for convenient extra organization.—
Megan Schaltegger,
Travel + Leisure,
12 Feb. 2025
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Cast members with particularly essential storylines had more time to embrace their characters’ inevitable fate, while others were left in the dark about what was coming next.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
7 Apr. 2025
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After a string of underperforming titles — and a rumor mill that has been churning since the top of the year about De Luca and Abdy’s fate at Warners — Minecraft is the type of win that should silence critics.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Apr. 2025
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After defeating Costa, Erceg moved up to No. 12 in the division.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
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The businesses’ existing presence in North America provides an opportunity for global expansion of TGI Sport’s content creation division, TGI Sport | Wildcard.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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“Dissolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolution. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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