1
as in to disperse
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
dissipated the enemy forces with unremitting artillery fire
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as in to spend
to use up carelessly
dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures
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as in to disappear
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole
the fog should dissipate once the sun comes out in full force
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as in waster
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Recent Examples of dissipate
Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
But the nerves dissipated as Make-A-Wish New Jersey and The Learning Experience in Blackwood rolled out the red carpet to announce that Aurora, her mom, dad and three brothers will soon be heading to Walt Disney World.
—CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
These pump coolant through pipes to dissipate heat from servers rather than evaporating water as has been the case in the past.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
The foreign minister’s departure marks the end of two visits to Pakistan in 48 hours, as hopes for further face-to-face US-Iranian talks dissipated.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
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By then, the early crowd had dissipated.
—Audrey Pachuta, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
But the nerves dissipated as Make-A-Wish New Jersey and The Learning Experience in Blackwood rolled out the red carpet to announce that Aurora, her mom, dad and three brothers will soon be heading to Walt Disney World.
—CBS News, 29 Apr. 2026
These pump coolant through pipes to dissipate heat from servers rather than evaporating water as has been the case in the past.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 28 Apr. 2026
The foreign minister’s departure marks the end of two visits to Pakistan in 48 hours, as hopes for further face-to-face US-Iranian talks dissipated.
—Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipate
Verb
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The situation has captured international attention as some passengers had disembarked and dispersed across multiple countries before the outbreak was fully understood, prompting some to draw comparisons to the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
7 May 2026
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Wildfires often cross boundaries, for example from a national park into a national forest, and span dispersed remote areas where no one is monitoring visitation.—
Kyle Manley,
The Conversation,
6 May 2026
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Two years ago, the firm had just a dozen customers who were spending more than a million dollars each with it on an annual basis.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Derek McCracken spent nearly a decade teaching agriculture in Ohio before launching The Owl’s Nest to give fellow educators ready-to-use classroom resources that actually inspire students.—
Orianna Rosa Royle,
Fortune,
3 May 2026
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The expectation of even a modicum of diversity within the halls of government could disappear quickly.—
Vann R. Newkirk II,
The Atlantic,
2 May 2026
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The master plan hopes to significantly reduce that amount, curbing the region’s needs for disappearing landfill space.—
Rafael Olmeda,
Sun Sentinel,
2 May 2026
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The state Department of Environmental Protection is responding and will assist in the safe disposal of waster materials generated during the cleanup Morrisey said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
22 Apr. 2026
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Start with your biggest time waster and build from there.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Educators were fired for making insensitive comments about him on their personal social-media accounts; a firefighter in Toledo lost his job for posting a derisive eulogy on Facebook; various airline employees were suspended for disparaging Kirk online.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
29 Apr. 2026
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Gray added that both players agreed to lose the game in exchange for $10,000 to $15,000 in payments each.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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The Declaration’s insurrectionist contention—that people, when unjustly provoked, have the right to dissolve their government—hung heavily in a country that had just witnessed the eleven states of the Confederacy make the same argument.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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In an apparent effort to dutifully execute his wishes, DOJ filed a motion demanding that District Judge Richard Leon dissolve his injunction halting the ballroom project.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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These restrictions include spendthrift provisions in trust.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The split screen of Bezos and his spendthrift wife, Lauren Sánchez, frolicking everywhere — including Paris Fashion Week — while the tech mogul defiles the crown jewel nurtured by Ben Bradlee and Kay Graham is sickening.—
Maureen Dowd,
Mercury News,
3 Feb. 2026
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Between items that are dated and faded, here are a handful of outdoor decor pieces that designers say are always eyesores.—
Tessa Cooper,
The Spruce,
1 May 2026
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Public conversation centers on politics, blame, and strategy, while children fade into the background.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
1 May 2026
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“Dissipate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipate. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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