1
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
Those seeking juicy insights about intra-group dynamics or the dissolution of the marriages between Faltskog and Ulvaeus and Andersson and Lyngstad during ABBA’s pinnacle should look elsewhere.
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 June 2025
The potential dissolution of Tuvalu presents companies with new challenges in domain management.
—Daniel Strauss, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
In such a case, the judge will examine various factors surrounding the property’s purchase and ownership, as well as the marital dissolution suit.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2025
This rather bizarre, homemade technology became a way to skirt censors in the Soviet Union – and even played an indirect role in its dissolution.
—Richard Gunderman, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
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Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 June 2025
The potential dissolution of Tuvalu presents companies with new challenges in domain management.
—Daniel Strauss, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
In such a case, the judge will examine various factors surrounding the property’s purchase and ownership, as well as the marital dissolution suit.
—Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 12 June 2025
This rather bizarre, homemade technology became a way to skirt censors in the Soviet Union – and even played an indirect role in its dissolution.
—Richard Gunderman, The Conversation, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolution
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Musk starts his own party Billionaire Elon Musk and President Donald Trump’s breakup has gotten messier.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
8 July 2025
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Too Much stars Megan Stalter as Jessica, a woman who moves to London after a breakup, vowing to live a life of solitude, only to fall for Felix (Will Sharpe) and reconsider love.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
7 July 2025
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For starters, many early independence movements in Latin America were linked to the abolition of slavery—most notably in Haiti.—
Book Marks
July 3,
Literary Hub,
3 July 2025
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Officials also believe the curriculum provides students with an in-depth understanding of the abolition of slavery, highlights the importance of events like Juneteenth and the Civil Rights Movement, and celebrates the contributions of Black Texans.—
Jaden Edison,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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Just months after Saint Archer’s demise, though, Japanese brewing behemoth Sapporo bought the county’s largest brewery, Stone.—
Peter Rowe,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 July 2025
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As that inquiry was underway earlier this year, an independent panel of more than a dozen medical experts issued a report that found no sign of a crime and concluded natural causes or bad medical care led to the demise of each of the newborns.—
BRIAN MELLEY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
2 July 2025
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The split in 1845 followed a ruling by the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society prohibiting slave owners from becoming missionaries.—
Michael Casey,
Los Angeles Times,
4 July 2025
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Earlier this week, Johnson was photographed hanging out with Kate Hudson on a boat in Ibiza amid rumors of her split from Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.—
Emily Tannenbaum,
Glamour,
4 July 2025
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In the first half of this season, two major league pitchers — Boston’s Liam Hendriks and Houston’s Lance McCullers Jr. — received anonymous death threats on social media and denounced them.—
Maria Torres,
New York Times,
15 July 2025
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The Livestock Indemnity Plan currently provides help to livestock producers for livestock deaths not caused by natural mortality.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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Their relations date back to Pakistan's founding amid the United Kingdom's partition of the Indian subcontinent in 1947, with Iran being the second nation after the U.K. to recognize Pakistan's independence.—
Tom O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 June 2025
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At the heart of the team’s strategy is a notion called integer partitions.—
Rachel Crowell,
Scientific American,
16 June 2025
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The cloudy days hovering over the fate of the U.S. Airline sector appear to be clearing out, with Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) reporting better-than-expected 2Q 2025 financial results this week.—
Ankita Dhawan,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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For Scotty, a young puppy facing a grim fate, time was running out.—
Maria Morava,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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The news division is, like its counterparts, experimenting with a bevy of concepts to see which ones strike a chord with the younger viewers who use streaming as their primary means of watching video.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
14 July 2025
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For the Ioniq 6 N, Joon Park, boss of Hyundai's N division, told me that the target was running upward of eight five-minute laps in Endurance mode without derating.—
Tim Stevens,
ArsTechnica,
14 July 2025
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“Dissolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolution. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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