as in diffuseness
the use of too many words to express an idea
the author's tendency toward diffusion makes the novel a tedious read
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These diffusion models maintain performance faster than or comparable to similarly sized conventional models.
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Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
Governments and industry must partner to create a stronger impetus for the global diffusion of environmental technologies that can help tackle air pollution, waste management, water supply and sanitation, energy storage and distribution, and land and water protection.
—Saadia Zahidi, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
But the question of who is in charge — of who is playing the role in Los Angeles that Mr. Giuliani did in New York, to use one example — is also testimony to the diffusion and, at times, dysfunction that make up the core DNA of the governance of the greater Los Angeles area.
—Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
There is a 120-day comment period that ends on May 15 on the AI diffusion rules, unless Trump reverses or revises the rule before then.
—Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
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Ars Technica, 27 Feb. 2025
Governments and industry must partner to create a stronger impetus for the global diffusion of environmental technologies that can help tackle air pollution, waste management, water supply and sanitation, energy storage and distribution, and land and water protection.
—Saadia Zahidi, Foreign Affairs, 17 Jan. 2025
But the question of who is in charge — of who is playing the role in Los Angeles that Mr. Giuliani did in New York, to use one example — is also testimony to the diffusion and, at times, dysfunction that make up the core DNA of the governance of the greater Los Angeles area.
—Adam Nagourney, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2025
There is a 120-day comment period that ends on May 15 on the AI diffusion rules, unless Trump reverses or revises the rule before then.
—Trevor Laurence Jockims, CNBC, 11 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for diffusion
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“Diffusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diffusion. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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