dissolution
noun
Elinor Wylie
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Dissolution is the noun form of dissolve, but it's a much less common word. Still, we refer to the fact that the dissolution of American marriages became far more common in the later 20th century. Or that when India won its independence in 1947, the dissolution of the once-global British empire was all but complete. Or that factors such as crime and drugs might be contributing to the dissolution of contemporary society's moral fabric. A dissolute person is someone in whom all restraint has dissolved, and who now indulges in behavior that shocks decent people.
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Examples of dissolution in a Sentence
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2024
An instantaneous dissolution of an entire culture, formerly between my ears.
—Krista Stevens, Longreads, 15 Mar. 2024
In late 2022, Ye began a public stream of antisemitic invective that, for a while, effectively imploded his career, leading to the dissolution of his partnerships with Adidas and the Gap.
—Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2024
At the same time, the U.S. Supreme Court is considering a broader legal challenge to the agency's funding that some conservative critics and financial industry officials hope will lead to the dissolution of the agency.
—Noam Levey, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
But coerced adoptions only accelerate the dissolution of existing support systems: a textbook example of how colonial logic disrupts perfectly functional societies.
—John Washington, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called yesterday for the dissolution of UNRWA, the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees and the chief provider of aid in Gaza, following Israeli allegations that some of its workers participated in the Oct. 7 attacks.
—NBC News, 1 Feb. 2024
Webb said the fire district has no issues warranting dissolution.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
Logistical, because sparkling T-Mobile Arena is suddenly available starting next year with the dissolution of the Pac-12.
—Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Mar. 2024
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“Dissolution.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dissolution. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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