disintegrate

"I figure it'll probably disintegrate and probably nobody will ever hear it, that's what bothers me... if it rots in there before they open it."

From Barron's ● Aug. 26, 2026

“Only last month U.S. authorities said that it was illegal for countries to charge tolls on international waterways, so this threat may disintegrate when it hits reality,” said Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 13, 2026

They disintegrate, scattering their molecules to the stratospheric winds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026

Language is malleable, but it has to retain some meaning, or the boundaries of our society will disintegrate more than they already have.

From Salon ● May 10, 2026

Mom’s warm hands grip my shoulders as we watch the fuse disintegrate into nothing.

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

However, the US Geological Survey then clarified that the disaster was caused by a "glacial collapse", which is when a glacier or part of a glacier disintegrates.

From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026

But if data disintegrates, he said, he would vote in favor of a cut.

From Barron's ● Feb. 23, 2026

He adds that if we sacrifice that commitment for A.I., “you’d get to a point pretty fast where it just disintegrates and becomes the ugliest definition of the word product.”

From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2024

"And, again just like a truck, the protein is used again or recycled until ultimately it falls apart or disintegrates."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 27, 2023

Finally, the processional march is recalled, this time disjointed, exhausted and spent: the tune announced so confidently at the beginning now unexpectedly disintegrates.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

Every robot that faceplanted, lost a limb, or disintegrated in a spray of sparks was borne away on a stretcher by human attendants with deadpan solicitude.

From Slate ● Sep. 27, 2026

By 1946, the young republic had almost disintegrated.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026

Given how fragile it was, it may simply have disintegrated on the shelf and been overlooked or thrown away.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026

It was a piece of old Nashville that’s slowly disintegrated.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

He brushed away cobwebs which disintegrated at the touch of a paw.

From "Redwall" by Brian Jacques

The former, which Miller once considered calling “The Inside of His Head,” is fluidly constructed, playing fast and loose with time as it tracks the disintegrating mental life of down-and-out salesman Willy Loman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026

"You know your health is disintegrating in front of you and there's absolutely nothing you can do to stop it, apart from being told to just take the contraceptive pill so you don't have periods."

From BBC ● Mar. 2, 2026

Structures made out of bed sheets and clothing—assembled by displaced Palestinians who haven’t received a proper tent—are disintegrating in the heavy rains and winds, leaving many out in the cold.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 13, 2025

Gaye drew inspiration from his disintegrating marriage to Gordy’s sister.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2025

Frank dropped his disintegrating bow and ran for the porch.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan