as in dispersal
an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
the dispersion of energy from a source
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Recent Examples of dispersion
All of those things at the end of the day go back to that manager dispersion.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The barriers cause air dispersion, which moves the pollution further into the atmosphere and away from residents on the ground.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
For example, scientists working in SETI, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, already factor in the consequences of electron dispersion in the interstellar medium between stars.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
The dispersion trade — which uses options to exploit the difference between the volatility of a broader index and that of its individual components — has been a favorite with investors.
—Bernard Goyder, Bloomberg, 5 Mar. 2026
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 24 Mar. 2026
The barriers cause air dispersion, which moves the pollution further into the atmosphere and away from residents on the ground.
—Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
For example, scientists working in SETI, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, already factor in the consequences of electron dispersion in the interstellar medium between stars.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 8 Mar. 2026
The dispersion trade — which uses options to exploit the difference between the volatility of a broader index and that of its individual components — has been a favorite with investors.
—Bernard Goyder, Bloomberg, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispersion
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The month prior, an adult man was charged after allegedly punching a police officer at the city's annual Light Up Night, and police issued a dispersal order when teens began to get rowdy.—
Finch Walker,
USA Today,
12 May 2026
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Examples include his pioneering insights on the dispersal of seeds, his anticipation of Charles Darwin’s theory of natural selection and his study of the seasonal manifestations of natural phenomena, such as plants’ flowering times and bird migrations.—
Robert M. Thorson,
The Conversation,
8 May 2026
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This is the first time this approach, formally called profile-likelihood analysis, has been applied to fractional dark matter–proton scattering from CMB data.—
Paul M. Sutter,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
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Use in soft robotics Collaborative efforts with mechanics and molecular alignment experts enabled the validation and prediction of these materials’ behaviors through advanced X-ray scattering.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
1 May 2026
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“Dispersion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispersion. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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