dissolution

noun

ˌdi-sə-ˈlü-shən How to pronounce dissolution (audio)
Definition of dissolutionnext
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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2
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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3
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 city’s current lease is dependent on the dissolution of Transformco’s current ground lease of the site. — Frankie Rowley, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026 Progress and the change associated with it were a source of dissolution and decay, a further loss of the innocence of the Golden Age of the ancestors. — Literary Hub, 20 Aug. 2026 The potential dissolution of the Hapag-ZIM deal follows the collapse of one of the largest and fastest-growing container lines in the world. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 11 Aug. 2026 Add to that simple arithmetic of spouses, divorces and outlier legal risks, and one of the primary forces for the dissolution of previous wealth or company control becomes self-evident. — Radu Magdin, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dissolution
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolution
  1. breakup
  2. abolition
  3. demise
  4. split
  5. repeal
  6. death
  7. partition
  8. fate
Noun
  • Then there are the affair-and-breakup songs, tunes where someone is searching for something better, like young musicians heading west to get famous.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 30 Aug. 2026
  • But a drumbeat of doubt began in Elwood’s head in 2010 on a tour of Sarajevo, where Bosnian-Serb forces had committed atrocities during the war that followed the breakup of Yugoslavia.
    — Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
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  • And the most important issue to MAHA voters is not the abolition of vaccines but the affordability of health care.
    — Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The only position capable of contesting the expanding power and violence of the carceral surround is abolition.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Aug. 2026
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  • The losses linked to the demise of these groups are difficult to quantify, but participants and advocates say the impacts will reverberate across federal agencies for years.
    — Katia Riddle, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
  • The Syrian civil war that began during that period eventually saw the demise of the Assad regime – Hafez’s son Bashar had continued his father’s hard-line legacy after coming to power in 2000.
    — Jason M. Blazakis, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of demise
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  • Hudler’s high-energy persona creates a sharp split amongst graders.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The company announced a corporate split in September 2025, which was later paused in favor of a $700 million reinvestment plan.
    — Sam Birchall, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
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  • But the immunizations considered for repeal by DOH are only an agency rule, not in state law, and can be repealed by the agency itself.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Opponents of the repeal also highlight the broader role these forests play, saying the roadless areas are an important part of local communities and economies.
    — Dan Peck, ABC News, 20 Aug. 2026
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  • Styles’ tribute to Parton is one of the innumerable remembrances across the globe following her death after a brief battle with cancer at 80.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The story follows Ana, a young Black French woman who, following the death of her grandmother, travels to her matriarch’s birth city of Belo Horizonte.
    — Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026
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  • There’s also a partition separating the rear seats from the luggage area.
    — Marco Della Cava, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Standard deer cartridges are fine, but use a stout bullet, either bonded, partition or monolithic.
    — Ron Spomer, Outdoor Life, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of partition
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  • Former Boilermakers union members convicted in June of racketeering conspiracy — including ex-International President Newton Jones — will be waiting three more months to learn their fate.
    — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Kohl’s decided in 2016 to close one of its big box stores in Roswell, but no one knew the building’s fate would be stuck in purgatory for the next decade.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 31 Aug. 2026
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“Dissolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolution. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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