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as in disperses
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
dissipated the enemy forces with unremitting artillery fire
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as in spends
to use up carelessly
dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures
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as in disappears
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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Verb
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Outdoor meters are less of a risk for causing explosions because the methane disperses into the atmosphere.—
Jeff Brady,
NPR,
13 Dec. 2024 -
The triangular applicator disperses the fine fibres, which firmly grips onto each brow hair, without any clumps attached.—
Venus Wong,
refinery29.com,
27 Sep. 2024
Verb
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Now, the YouTuber has broken his silence — in a 21-minute video uploaded to his side channel with 272,000 subscribers that only spends around two minutes explaining his recent absence from the internet.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
24 Dec. 2024
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In one scene that has become an Internet meme, an unemployed Ben spends three weeks making a three-second Claymation music video.—
Rachel Syme,
The New Yorker,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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One in the west shines exceptionally brightly as the sky darkens, but then disappears.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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When her roommate Elizabeth disappears on Sade’s first night, rumors begin to fester—until the popular girls, known as the Unholy Trinity, take Sade under their wing.—
Boutayna Chokrane,
Vogue,
21 Dec. 2024
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If just one of those teams loses, and the Colts win Sunday, there is still hope.—
James Boyd,
The Athletic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Forced out of the presidential race, exposed as senile, his VP then loses, and the pardon of his son causes widespread bipartisan outrage.—
Bradley Tusk,
New York Daily News,
23 Dec. 2024
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The fit in Boston isn't perfect, but the Red Sox are motivated spenders this offseason after losing the sweepstakes forfree-agentt slugger Juan Soto.—
Newsweek,
Newsweek,
3 Jan. 2025
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In this context, luxury spenders are particularly selective.—
Mimosa Spencer,
USA TODAY,
21 Dec. 2024
Verb
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My go-to sweetener is agave syrup, which dissolves easily; sugar and honey also make regular appearances.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
4 Jan. 2025
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Once there, mtDNA fragments can make their way into the nucleus either through pores in its wall or, if the cell divides, seep in while the envelope dissolves and reassembles.—
Martin Picard,
Scientific American,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Dissipates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipates. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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