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as in to decompose
to go through decomposition
fallen leaves slowly disintegrate over the course of the winter
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as in to grind
to reduce to fine particles
modern air pollution is gradually disintegrating the ancient temple's irreplaceable friezes
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as in to disrupt
to cause to separate into pieces usually suddenly or forcibly
a tornado disintegrated the building in a matter of seconds
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Recent Examples of disintegrate
Players like Bobby Bonilla, George Foster, Vince Coleman, Jason Bay, Justin Verlander, Kaz Matsui, and others, came to Queens with high hopes that eventually disintegrated.
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Bob Raissman, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2025
The top courses of the concrete block had disintegrated, and were nothing more than sand and small stones.
—Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 15 Mar. 2025
The Kings couldn’t hide their disappointment after a late fourth-quarter lead disintegrated into an overtime loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.
—Jason Anderson, Sacramento Bee, 10 Mar. 2025
Zodiac Killer Project Director: Charlie Shackleton United States, United Kingdom, 2025
When a passion project completely disintegrates, most filmmakers give up, move on and mourn their masterpiece that got away.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Mar. 2025
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The clippings quickly decompose, adding nutrients to the soil in the process.—
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Like the dog, their bodies were decomposing with some mummification, a consequence of body type and climate in Santa Fe's especially dry air at an elevation of nearly 7,200 feet (2,200 meters).—
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This year, really grinding through a lot of different rosters, lot of different changes.—
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Many golf fans will be familiar with Kim based on his presence on X, formerly Twitter, but Kim has been grinding hard to get to Augusta National.—
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DDoS Threats Cybercriminals threaten Distributed Denial of Service attacks to disrupt personal websites unless payment is made.—
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While the Inflation Reduction Act’s drug pricing provisions have disrupted seniors’ healthcare, the passage of the EPIC Act represents a critical opportunity to mitigate some of the law’s most harmful consequences and revitalize the nation’s medical innovation pipeline.—
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What doesn’t decay this winter can be mulched up next spring.—
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In particular, many theorists have wondered how the great complexity of life can be reconciled with the laws of thermodynamics that suggest that all systems must inevitably decay to a state of greatest disorder.—
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Crockett has faced significant backlash for the remarks about Gov. Greg Abbott (R), who was paralyzed from the waist down in 1984 after being crushed by an oak tree while jogging.—
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Rescue workers and an activist group say the quake killed several hundred Muslims who were praying during Ramadan, as well as 270 Buddhist monks crushed when a monastery collapsed.—
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Two judges have found the administration broke federal laws in its handling of the layoffs and ordered workers reinstated.—
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The meeting doesn’t end up going as planned, as King Harold conspires with the Fairy Godmother (voiced by Jennifer Saunders) to break Shrek and Fiona apart and pair the princess with Prince Charming (voiced by Rupert Everett).—
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Such ancient artifacts, including those recently found at the pyramid site, have survived in the region for millennia due to the desert’s dryness—ideal for preserving organic materials that would rot in wet climates.—
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The piece was about the cycle of life—the apple would rot and eventually disintegrate.—
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The show follows Richards pounding the pavement in every shot as he is violently hunted.—
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That leaves us with Tim, STILL pounding the pills and booze.—
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“Disintegrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disintegrate. Accessed 9 Apr. 2025.
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