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dissolve

[dih-zolv] / dɪˈzɒlv /




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The home run helped dissolve any lingering worries about Rushing and Ohtani’s pairing.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 4, 2026

These specially designed spherical particles are calibrated by size and dissolve within hours after being delivered.

From Science Daily Jun. 17, 2026

From November, after two years in office, Faye will also be authorised to dissolve the National Assembly in an attempt to secure a new majority.

From Barron's Jun. 2, 2026

Meanwhile, the president cannot dissolve parliament until at least two years after the last election.

From BBC May 25, 2026

In the moment before the explosion, before the white light becomes too blinding to discern precisely what is happening, they dissolve into the air.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

When a pod dissolves in the wash cycle, the chemicals mix and activate.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 22, 2026

The emotional intensity of the moment dissolves, the wounds heal, and time marches onward.

From Slate Jun. 11, 2026

The seasoning packet dissolves into the tomato juices and olive oil, becoming something halfway between vinaigrette, tomato dressing and the world’s easiest no-cook sauce.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

Because the material dissolves in water, researchers say it may someday circulate through rooftop solar collectors during the day before being stored in tanks that release heat at night.

From Science Daily May 15, 2026

At this point in her story, she dissolves into tears.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen

Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, was dissolved Friday, paving the way for a vote in late October.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Instead, much of that dissolved carbon remains suspended in deep ocean waters, where it can stay for hundreds or even thousands of years before gradually returning to the surface ocean and eventually the atmosphere.

From Science Daily Jul. 12, 2026

Even Mikhail Gorbachev’s Soviet Union attempted the turn toward markets under perestroika, though that effort was, as economists have noted, too incoherent to produce results before the state itself dissolved.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 7, 2026

At the same time, the leftover solid material absorbed some dissolved substances that were already present in the water, including larger, more complex compounds.

From Science Daily Jul. 4, 2026

Hemoglobin allows blood to carry seventyfold more oxygen than what could be dissolved in liquid blood alone.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

The difference now is that even the haves—the schools and conferences that had no issue dissolving old allegiances acting entirely in their own self interest—agree it’s gotten ridiculous.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

Water can continue flowing through these crystals, dissolving them and making the systems relatively easy to clean.

From Science Daily May 31, 2026

The Backrooms takes this to the extreme - a physical symbol of memories "dissolving into themselves".

From BBC May 29, 2026

Elon Musk is dissolving his artificial-intelligence company, xAI.

From Barron's May 7, 2026

The cavern collapsed, and she felt herself dissolving into shadow.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan




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