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as in disappeared

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verb

past tense of dissolve
1
as in vanished
to cease to be visible as the mist dissolved in the morning sun

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2
as in disbanded
to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization the company formally dissolved three months after declaring bankruptcy

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3
as in abolished
to put an end to by formal action the king simply dissolved parliament

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as in dissipated
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole the clouds gradually dissolved, and the sun came out

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Recent Examples of dissolved
Adjective
Filters that remove lead, dissolved solids, microplastics and other harmful contaminants. — Joe Holberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026 If the water measures below 250 milligrams of ‘total dissolved solids’ per liter, that’s the green light. — Simon Heptinstall, New Atlas, 9 July 2026 Urban waterbodies are often harsh environments with a variety of challenges, including high temperatures, low levels of dissolved oxygen, and pollutants. — Eric Palkovacs, The Conversation, 25 June 2026 By six days post-excision, the tissues saw a significant spike in the absorption of dissolved amino acids. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 29 May 2026 The routine that follows is often tedious, involving measurements of temperature, salinity, oxygen levels and total dissolved solids. — Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 28 May 2026 More research is needed to calculate microbial cities’ full influence on ocean acidity because dissolved calcite can counteract the carbonic acid to an extent. — Damien Pine, Scientific American, 15 May 2026 Its water sample tested for dissolved solids, oil and grease, chlorides, sulfates, temperature and oxygen — all of which were within the bounds of Tesla’s permit. — Arcelia Martin, San Antonio Express-News, 27 Apr. 2026 Kuwait’s emir dissolved parliament in May 2024 and embarked on a regulatory overhaul and citizenship crackdown. — Kelsey Warner, semafor.com, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Caroline Bezengi’s last registered owner of record is Rentoor Shipmanagement Ltd, a Marshall Islands company dissolved on February 24. — Charles Edward Gehrke, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026 Wolf changes the ritual so that the Dragon’s Heritage is dissolved, along with Kuro’s body, and Wolf loses his immortality. — Aman Kumar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026 When the reactor is running, aluminum dissolved within the alloy moves toward the outer surface of the metal components. — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 After his spaceflight, Jähn led East Germany's new Space Training Centre at Eggersdorf near Strausberg until 1990, when the East German Air Force was dissolved. — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 26 Aug. 2026 Television released one more album in the Nineties and played intermittent reunions over the following decades, but officially dissolved in 2023 following the death of frontman Tom Verlaine. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026 The new levy, which would begin on January 1, 2027, comes as recent trade negotiations between the two nations completely dissolved over the past week. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2026 Cook, stirring occasionally, until sugar and candies are dissolved, about 5 minutes. — Bradleigh Mobley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 The following year, Move Forward was summarily dissolved—the fifth major opposition party to meet this fate—and the Constitutional Court banned Pita from political office for ten years. — Duncan McCargo, Foreign Affairs, 24 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissolved
  1. melted
  2. disappeared
  3. disbanded
  4. abolished
  5. dissipated
  6. evaporated
  7. vanished
  8. repealed
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  • Bacalao with melted leeks comes from the Spanish side of Lane’s brain, finished with a South American seaweed salt for umami and grip.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of melted
Verb
  • And the Ku Klux Klan, though diminished from its earlier power, had not disappeared.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The suite is named The Endeavour, after the airplane of a former owner’s daughter, aviatrix Elsie Mackay, who attempted to become the first woman to cross the Atlantic a year after Charles Lindbergh and sadly disappeared somewhere along the way.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of disappeared
Verb
  • But August eventually passed, and by September our collective had disbanded for college.
    — Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
  • After the 2020 security law, leading activists were arrested and civil society groups disbanded.
    — KANIS LEUNG, Christian Science Monitor, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of disbanded
Verb
  • Alabama has since abolished judicial override, the practice that allowed judges to order the state to kill a person even though a jury of one’s peers requested otherwise.
    — Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Japan has faced growing criticism over its use of the death penalty, as a majority of the international community has abolished capital punishment.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of abolished
Verb
  • But the pushbacks and protests gradually dissipated and today shoppers pay up to $11 a day to park there.
    — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The energy dissipated in the second half, taken away by two goals and the lack of familiarity between the squad.
    — Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of dissipated
Adjective
  • And then there’s sea salt, made from evaporated seawater and has trace amounts of minerals.
    — Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Six cans of evaporated milk were rusted enough to draw Stop Sales.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 May 2026
Definition of evaporated
Verb
  • Joe’s problem is that his own assignment appears to have vanished somewhere inside the machinery of the system.
    — Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 28 Aug. 2026
  • In the years since, Afghanistan has practically vanished from American foreign policy discussion.
    — Laurel Miller, Foreign Affairs, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of vanished
Verb
  • 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
  • Other vaccine requirements, such as for measles, polio and mumps, are in state statute and would require the Legislature’s sign-off to be repealed.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of repealed

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“Dissolved.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolved. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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