disband

verb

dis-ˈband How to pronounce disband (audio)
Definition of disbandnext
1
as in to dissolve
to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization the university disbanded the committee after the report had been submitted the rock group disbanded upon finishing their farewell tour

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2
as in to disperse
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart police disbanded the rioters with tear gas

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Recent Examples of disband The band formed in New York City in 1973, and disbanded for the first time in 1978 after the release of their sophomore album. — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026 Let the lower courts have more power to decide cases, and disband the Supreme Court. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026 The task force disbanded in February 1993, according to Iowa Cold Cases. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026 The group voted to disband soon after, and two commemorative statues and one relief were removed at university campuses in late 2021. — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disband
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  1. dissolve
  2. disperse
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  • The highest-ticket item is a funnel-neck jacket in rich chocolate sheep leather that dissolves into black toward the waist (399€), which can be paired with a matching pencil skirt.
    — Tina Isaac-Goizé, Vogue, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The alternative approach is hydrometallurgy, which dissolves the metals in acid.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
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  • Smotrich and his partners have dispersed new settlements in places with high tactical importance, deliberately separating areas under Palestinian control to disrupt the territorial continuity that could one day form the basis of a Palestinian state.
    — Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2026
  • But within seconds, an air raid alert sounded, and the crowd dispersed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
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“Disband.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disband. Accessed 6 Sep. 2026.

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