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as in degradation
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
the wasting of a once promising life in dissipation and drunkenness
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as in dispersion
an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
the dissipation of the clouds by the early morning winds
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Recent Examples of dissipation
While diamond's heat dissipation is widely recognized, achieving better charge transport has been the bottleneck.
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New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
New hardware for heat dissipation is being introduced to the entire iPhone 17 range, according to a Fast Technology report from Chinese tech site, mydrivers.com.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Try to avoid the sun, as sunburn makes the job of heat dissipation much more difficult.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 27 Aug. 2024
As noted by the excellent Caleb Denison at Digital Trends, the company has also reworked the TV’s cooling system with a new heat dissipation technique that should help keep that four-layer OLED panel in tip-top shape over the long term.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
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New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
New hardware for heat dissipation is being introduced to the entire iPhone 17 range, according to a Fast Technology report from Chinese tech site, mydrivers.com.
—David Phelan, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
Try to avoid the sun, as sunburn makes the job of heat dissipation much more difficult.
—Diana Leyva, The Tennessean, 27 Aug. 2024
As noted by the excellent Caleb Denison at Digital Trends, the company has also reworked the TV’s cooling system with a new heat dissipation technique that should help keep that four-layer OLED panel in tip-top shape over the long term.
—Chris Welch, The Verge, 10 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipation
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Sharon Perez, senior business development manager at Lenzing Group, noted that there are three potential ways to design with a product’s end of life in mind: circularity, degradation and durability.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Apr. 2025
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Many countries and regions are recognizing the importance of integrating conservation principles into their agricultural practices, particularly in areas facing significant agricultural challenges due to climate change, soil degradation, and resource scarcity.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes.com,
30 Mar. 2025
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Look for an even wider dispersion than usual in these projections.—
Neil Irwin,
Axios,
18 Mar. 2025
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That index, constructed by academics, reflects newspaper reports about government policy, expiring tax code provisions and dispersion of economic forecasts.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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In short, the Chicago area has a history of red-light camera corruption.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Apr. 2025
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Confidential finds a powerful political lobbyist shot to death, his apparent suicide highlighting a bizarre turn in Ohio’s largest public corruption case accidentaly uncovered by federal investigators that was nearly concealed by loose super PAC campaign financing rules.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
7 Apr. 2025
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Even if the idea of $5,000 stimulus checks evolves, Congress would need to approve a dispersal of funds to taxpayers.—
Mike Snider,
USA TODAY,
23 Feb. 2025
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High-altitude dispersal of ash and sulfur dioxide into the stratosphere led to optical phenomena around the globe.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
8 Dec. 2024
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Blue Ghost’s Lunar Sunrise This Raleigh scattering sees blue and violet short-wavelength light strike atoms in Earth's atmosphere and scatter while long-wavelength red and orange light bends onto the lunar surface.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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To manage through an era of... Post Sinking consumer sentiment, wobbly financial markets, and a scattering of disappointing macroeconomic data are stoking fears of a U.S. recession.—
Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak,
Harvard Business Review,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Dissipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipation. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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