as in dispersion
an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
the dispersal of plant seeds in the forests through natural means
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Recent Examples of dispersal
The current deals still give the Education Department ultimate control and oversight of the programs, but the other federal agencies are in charge of grant dispersal and other daily operations.
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2025
These aren’t the first panicked premonitions of a dispersal of New York residents to the suburbs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2025
The Mexico population in 2022 was just 35 wolves, not quite enough to be contributing to a broader dispersal tendency, Anderson said.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 28 Nov. 2025
The department also advises that if journalists are detained during the enforcement of a dispersal order, police agencies should have policies in place to avoid criminal charges being filed.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2025
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Lexi Lonas Cochran, The Hill, 9 Dec. 2025
These aren’t the first panicked premonitions of a dispersal of New York residents to the suburbs.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 4 Dec. 2025
The Mexico population in 2022 was just 35 wolves, not quite enough to be contributing to a broader dispersal tendency, Anderson said.
—Sarah Henry, AZCentral.com, 28 Nov. 2025
The department also advises that if journalists are detained during the enforcement of a dispersal order, police agencies should have policies in place to avoid criminal charges being filed.
—Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispersal
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Showing little propulsive momentum at the index level and under the sway of wide dispersion among stocks and sectors, this churning phase has left investor positioning and attitudes shy of dangerous extremes.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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Stable dispersions lasted for up to a month, supported by strong negative zeta potentials in both water and ethanol.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Dec. 2025
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All that was left was a scattering of blood and a few tufts of fur.—
Susan Koch,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Jan. 2026
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This phenomenon happens because blue light undergoes stronger atmospheric scattering than red light, and as a result, red is the most dominant color as sunlight passes through our atmosphere and casts light on the moon.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
31 Dec. 2025
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“Dispersal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispersal. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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