as in decomposition
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Recent Examples of disintegration
Numerous photos and videos posted on social media showed smoking debris trails fanning out from a fireball in the late afternoon sky in a scene reminiscent of the shuttle Columbia's breakup in 2003 and the Russian Mir space station's intentional re-entry and disintegration in 2001.
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William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Following World War I and the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, both Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which later became Yugoslavia, laid claim to the city of Fiume, now known as Rijeka in Croatia.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2025
The disintegration delayed some commercial flights in Florida as many on social media shared videos of purported debris from the vehicle raining over the Caribbean.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Back in the Caribbean, a striking event last week was the disintegration of Elon Musk’s Starship spacecraft, which reminds us of how space is opening up as a new, competitive domain (Bond film Moonraker gave us a taste of this).
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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William Harwood, CBS News, 17 Jan. 2025
Following World War I and the disintegration of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, both Italy and the Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, and Slovenes, which later became Yugoslavia, laid claim to the city of Fiume, now known as Rijeka in Croatia.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2025
The disintegration delayed some commercial flights in Florida as many on social media shared videos of purported debris from the vehicle raining over the Caribbean.
—Alexandra Banner, CNN, 17 Jan. 2025
Back in the Caribbean, a striking event last week was the disintegration of Elon Musk’s Starship spacecraft, which reminds us of how space is opening up as a new, competitive domain (Bond film Moonraker gave us a taste of this).
—Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disintegration
Noun
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The trooper announced her presence and entered the home and noted there was a strong odor of decay coming from both doorways, according to the warrant affidavit.—
Staff report,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2025
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Mutations in another group of genes cause weaker tooth enamel, raising the risk of decay.—
Mark Gurarie,
Health,
16 Feb. 2025
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And then, with the dissolution of Stewart-Haas Racing this past offseason, THR acquired one of SHR’s former four Cup charters and signed SVG to the open car.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Feb. 2025
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Marsh said the faculty was promised a conversation about the dissolution of the school.—
Ikram Mohamed,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Scroll on for our breakdown of the best Alo leggings—including the cult favorite Airlift leggings and ever-so-versatile bootcut pants—backed up by rave reviews from Glamour editors.—
Andrea Navarro,
Glamour,
20 Feb. 2025
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Here's a breakdown of its key features, differences from the iPhone 16, and what its release means for Apple's product lineup.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
19 Feb. 2025
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“Disintegration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disintegration. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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