dissolve
Example Sentences
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Over a fingerpicked progression, he begins with “To pretend that everything will be just fine / That any wicked problem will dissolve over time.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Oil fires can also release sulphur and nitrogen oxides, which can form acids if they dissolve in rainwater, as well as other harmful hydrocarbons, metallic compounds and droplets of oil.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
"May all that is bad dissolve into the river and never return," the shaman chanted.
From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026
They can initiate crystal growth or cause crystals to dissolve whenever they choose.
From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026
I smiled at her, and the painful look on her face seemed to dissolve.
From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling
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