disintegrate
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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
The skins contain natural oils, and garments not kept in a temperature-controlled environment -- ideally off-season in cold vaults -- can dry out and disintegrate.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
When these shelves thin or disintegrate, that stabilizing effect disappears, allowing land ice to move more quickly into the ocean and raise global sea levels.
From Science Daily • Oct. 29, 2025
Were you to cook Swiss chard fully intact, without separating the stems and leaves, the leaf would disintegrate by the time the stems were tender.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 3, 2025
He thought that it might disintegrate, like the moth in the Red Room.
From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill
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