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as in dissipated
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole
the crowd dispersed once the show ended
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as in scattered
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
the family of the missing woman dispersed searchers to all corners of the national park
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as in disbanded
to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization
the campaign staff dispersed almost immediately after the election
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Recent Examples of dispersed
After a year of touring, the girls dispersed to focus on solo projects, and a band reunion is expected to take place in 2025.
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Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
The sheer magnitude of the eruption sent volcanic material high into the stratosphere, creating an ash cloud that blanketed the skies and dispersed across the globe.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
What usually happens after a month in which two payments are dispersed is a month in which no payments are sent out (remember, beneficiaries still received the no-payment month’s payment, just in the days before that month began).
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 30 Nov. 2024
Given how widely dispersed the federal workforce is across the country’s 435 congressional districts, the prospect of putting any one district’s federal employees out of work would likely face opposition from that district’s representatives in Congress.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Advertisement The White House has dispersed more than $56 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the start of Russia’s February 2022 full invasion and expects to send billions more before President Biden leaves office.
—Lolita Baldor and Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
This advancement quells an incredibly challenging problem; data is frequently dispersed across numerous formats, and research and development often occurs within the confines of limited available data.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., J.d., Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The female dispersed from the Lassen Pack, and the male was previously unknown to researchers.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 21 Nov. 2024
Agitate the water so the wool wash is well-dispersed.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 9 Dec. 2024
The sheer magnitude of the eruption sent volcanic material high into the stratosphere, creating an ash cloud that blanketed the skies and dispersed across the globe.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 8 Dec. 2024
What usually happens after a month in which two payments are dispersed is a month in which no payments are sent out (remember, beneficiaries still received the no-payment month’s payment, just in the days before that month began).
—Addy Bink, The Hill, 30 Nov. 2024
Given how widely dispersed the federal workforce is across the country’s 435 congressional districts, the prospect of putting any one district’s federal employees out of work would likely face opposition from that district’s representatives in Congress.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Advertisement The White House has dispersed more than $56 billion in security assistance to Ukraine since the start of Russia’s February 2022 full invasion and expects to send billions more before President Biden leaves office.
—Lolita Baldor and Fatima Hussein, Los Angeles Times, 27 Nov. 2024
This advancement quells an incredibly challenging problem; data is frequently dispersed across numerous formats, and research and development often occurs within the confines of limited available data.
—Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, M.d., J.d., Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
The female dispersed from the Lassen Pack, and the male was previously unknown to researchers.
—Katie Hill, Outdoor Life, 21 Nov. 2024
Agitate the water so the wool wash is well-dispersed.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispersed
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Live jazz, blues, and world music are the focus of The Iron Fairies, an underground venue whose decor includes 10,000 butterflies swinging from the ceiling and thousands of small iron fairies scattered around the tables.Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 10 Dec. 2024
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Kitschy, often vintage Christmas decor is scattered around the living room, including a ceramic Santa that my paternal grandparents used decades ago to store holiday cards (now, the black satchel holds napkins for guests).Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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When Laffer put it on napkin after the dismal December 6 close, and the meeting participants disbanded thereafter to their own haunts, information permeated to the exchange by Monday, and up for good went stocks.Brian Domitrovic, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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The officers were part of a crime-suppression team called the Scorpion Unit, which was disbanded after Nichols’ death.Adrian Sainz and Jonathan Mattise, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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Thousands walk out of Syrian prisons as families search desperately for the disappeared.Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 10 Dec. 2024
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Megafauna seem to have disappeared around the end of the Pleistocene, after humans’ Asia-to-America migration.Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 10 Dec. 2024
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After a temporary fall from grace when a 2021 Times investigation revealed a lack of diversity in its membership and raised concerns around its ethics and financial practices, the Golden Globes’ original organizing body was dissolved and converted into a for-profit enterprise.Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
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When Jacques Chirac dissolved the parliament, in 1997, Dominique de Villepin was one of the President’s top advisers.Lauren Collins, The New Yorker, 7 Dec. 2024
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“Dispersed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispersed. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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