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as in crumbled
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as in destroyed
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as in decomposed
to go through decomposition
fallen leaves slowly disintegrate over the course of the winter
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as in crushed
to reduce to fine particles
modern air pollution is gradually disintegrating the ancient temple's irreplaceable friezes
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as in disrupted
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 disintegrated
Emily Price, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
In January 1986, the space shuttle Challenger disintegrated in the sky, stunning spectators watching at Cape Canaveral and schoolchildren tuned in to live broadcasts—and, soon, the whole nation.
—The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
As neighborhoods disintegrated in an era of abandonment and yearslong vacancy, Underwood said, younger generations saw the potential in urban gardening, while many of those Southern migrants resisted.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Detroit Free Press, 27 Nov. 2024
Unfortunately Afghanistan, whose national team has disintegrated since Taliban rule with their players fleeing abroad, won't be among the teams rising in women's cricket.
—Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
With that, another Carlson lie disintegrated.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
However, the super sacks that contained the product had disintegrated.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 1 Oct. 2024
By 2008, government debt was unserviceable, social services had disintegrated, and life expectancy had plunged to 32 years for women and 34 years for men.
—Tendai Biti, Foreign Affairs, 20 Aug. 2019
Today, after more than five years of civil war, Syria has disintegrated, and the risk of a conventional conflict with Israel has nearly vanished.
—Amos Harel, Foreign Affairs, 8 June 2016
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Simmer for 5-7 minutes until the berries have disintegrated into seeds.
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The war in Ukraine has disrupted the flow of grain to Africa, and Houthi attacks on commercial shipping are causing supply chain problems in Europe and across Asia and the Americas.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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But 2023 disrupted this pattern.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Charis Kai, a freshman, was nearly asleep when her resident adviser pounded on the door to her dorm room.Corina Knoll, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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Beck was able to take the snap and hand the ball off to Etienne, who pounded it in from four yards out for the game-winning touchdown.Kevin Dotson, CNN, 8 Dec. 2024
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Assad's Baathist dictatorship, seemingly unassailable for decades, has crumbled.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 8 Dec. 2024
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Rhee's grip on power ultimately crumbled under the weight of nationwide demonstrations, forcing him to resign.Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
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Third baseman Josh Jung was voted an All-Star starter as a rookie in 2023 but broke his right wrist when hit by a pitch this past April 1.Stephen Hawkins, Chicago Tribune, 11 Dec. 2024
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His wish came true before his performance; Jackson State University’s Sonic Boom of the South broke it out earlier in the day in its matchup against Alabama State.Rembert Browne, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
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On the snowy sidewalk of a drab residential street in Moscow, blood, soot and the mangled remnants of an electric scooter marked the spot where a top Russian general was assassinated — and signaled a potentially dangerous new phase of the war in Ukraine.Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2024
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The mangled front part of the car is wrapped around the tree while the back half is on the road about 30 feet away.Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 10 Dec. 2024
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At Olive Garden, Darden’s largest chain in terms of revenue, same-store sales rose 2% and beat analysts’ expectations.Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 19 Dec. 2024
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The Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Baltimore Colts 40-14 in an AFC playoff game.Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2024
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Initial assessments indicate at least seven structures destroyed and eight damaged, though further evaluations are pending, said Marrone, the Los Angeles County fire chief.Hanna Park, Robert Shackelford and Mary Gilbert, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Franklin fire is burning within much of the footprint of 2018’s devastating Woolsey fire, which destroyed more than 1,600 structures and burned about 97,000 acres in Malibu, the Santa Monica Mountains and surrounding communities of Thousand Oaks, Oak Park and Agoura Hills.Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 11 Dec. 2024
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The agency notes that cats can contract the H5N1 virus from various sources, including consuming the meat of infected birds or animals, exposure to contaminated environments, or consumption of raw milk from infected cattle.Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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One thing to consider is that the issue could be with contaminated packaging.Stacey Lastoe, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Disintegrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disintegrated. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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