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as in to disappear
to cease to be visible
as the mist dissolved in the morning sun
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as in to disband
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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as in to abolish
to put an end to by formal action
the king simply dissolved parliament
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as in to dissipate
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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If Steinmeier does decide to dissolve parliament and hold an early election, the election will take place on February 23, seven months earlier than initially scheduled.
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
In a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of cold water with 1 teaspoon of unflavored gelatin to dissolve it.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024
As a result of the confidence motion's defeat, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will dissolve the parliament and call for new elections in late February.
—H.j. Mai, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
New elections must be held within 60 days of parliament being dissolved.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
In a small bowl, mix 1 tablespoon of cold water with 1 teaspoon of unflavored gelatin to dissolve it.
—Angelica Stabile, Fox News, 16 Dec. 2024
As a result of the confidence motion's defeat, President Frank-Walter Steinmeier will dissolve the parliament and call for new elections in late February.
—H.j. Mai, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
New elections must be held within 60 days of parliament being dissolved.
—Sophie Tanno, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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Among Steenburgen's most memorable TV roles are as Patricia Heck in The Middle (2009-2018), Dr. Janet in Justified (2010-2015), and as Mary, a character who navigates life in a world where most humans have disappeared, in the post-apocalyptic comedy series The Last Man on Earth (2015-2018).Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 25 Dec. 2024
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And for every new e-commerce fulfillment center opening, around 1,000 local jobs disappear, the National Bureau of Economic Research found.DeLon Thornton, CNBC, 24 Dec. 2024
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The country that forgot about mining For Holley, the story starts when the federal Mines Bureau was disbanded, as the U.S. began turning abroad for minerals in the 1990s.Eric Whitney, NPR, 18 Dec. 2024
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Though the phone’s owner had consented to its examination, Apple declined to provide the image, sources said, and the Harris campaign, now disbanded, did not press the issue over fears of it becoming politicized.Thomas Brewster, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Some critics want to abolish the agency altogether.Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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India proposed in July to abolish its 2 percent equalization levy.Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Forecasts suggested the fog would dissipate, but only to an extent, by the afternoon.Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2024
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Why Light Distance Matters Like sound, light intensity dissipates or gets weaker farther from the source.Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024
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The summer camp atmosphere of careless afternoons and camaraderie slowly vanishes as Gustavo witnesses those around him deteriorate.Carlos Aguilar, Variety, 20 Dec. 2024
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Tice, a freelance journalist whose work has appeared in The Washington Post, McClatchy newspapers, and other outlets, vanished at a checkpoint in a contested region west of Damascus in 2012, as the Syrian civil war escalated.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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A number of labor unions across industries have been at the forefront of the years-long push to repeal WEP and GPO.Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 21 Dec. 2024
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While Republicans will control both houses of Congress next month, GOP leaders who support the limit could easily delay or kill any effort to repeal it.Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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The vigil was so crowded police came to disperse the crowd after several hours, the mother said.Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 22 Dec. 2024
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The recall affects select chip bags dispersed in retail stores and e-commerce distributors beginning last month in Oregon and Washington, per Frito-Lay.Tara Suter, The Hill, 19 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement As the years pass, those banners hanging inside Pauley Pavilion fade like the memories of those championships.Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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This shift in mindset happens not through mandate but through results: When teams experience firsthand how AI amplifies their capabilities, their resistance naturally fades.Manmit Shrimali, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Dissolve.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissolve. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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