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disintegrated

  • past participle
    of disintegrate.
    disintegrate
    verb (used without object)
    to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate.
  • past tense form
    of disintegrate.
    disintegrate
    verb (used without object)
    to separate into parts or lose intactness or solidness; break up; deteriorate.

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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

He points out that Russia virtually disintegrated twice in the 20th century, once after the Bolshevik Revolution and again after the Cold War, only to claw its way back.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026

The numbers are far from the peaks reached in 2011, when tens of thousands arrived in just a few months as maritime border controls disintegrated during the Arab Spring revolts.

From Barron's ● Jul. 4, 2026

At Spurs the club's identity, fragile as it was, disintegrated around him.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

The rehearsals had disintegrated, Briony had retreated in a sulk, the twins were fooling about, and Lola, if she was as much like her mother as Emily believed, would be tranquil and triumphant.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan