as in rambling
using or containing more words than necessary to express an idea
a diffuse speech that took a great deal of time to make a very small point
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Recent Examples of diffuse
Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Mack announced in January that she had been diagnosed with diffuse midline glioma, an extremely rare type of astrocytoma cancer.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025
Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Zone can disrupt the flow of a game, slow the pace of play, diffuse a potentially great after-timeout play call or limit an opponent’s out-of-bounds playbook.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Adjective
As with many aspects of our digital lives, responsibility is too diffuse for accountability.
—Yair Rosenberg, The Atlantic, 15 Aug. 2025
Mack announced in January that she had been diagnosed with diffuse midline glioma, an extremely rare type of astrocytoma cancer.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
Participants are encouraged to bring signs, take videos on their smart phones and to avoid or diffuse confrontation at the events.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 15 Oct. 2025
Zone can disrupt the flow of a game, slow the pace of play, diffuse a potentially great after-timeout play call or limit an opponent’s out-of-bounds playbook.
—Jim Root, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diffuse
Adjective
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The Gerbi family also controls the trendy Paris retailer Merci, a rambling concept shop that opened in 2009 with a charitable mission.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Kiley, 40, a Republican, is in his second term representing a rambling district that stretches from the northeastern Sacramento suburbs, through Placer and nearby counties and down to Death Valley.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Dozens of California Highway Patrol officers in riot gear were deployed to disperse the crowd, and two people were detained, according to local reports.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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Protesters set fire to the municipal palace in Apatzingán late on Monday after a group of demonstrators threw stones at the building's windows, while riot police used tear gas to disperse protesters on Morelia, national media reported.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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An investigation by the United Kingdom’s Information Commissioner found that the company’s claims about its predictive model were exaggerated and ineffective, according to The Associated Press.—
David Smiley,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Plus, the boot – which comes in DM’s Yellow, Black, and DM’s Olive colorways – use the brand’s Ben sole with an exaggerated tread which is paired with a SoftWair insole.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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During the final days of voting on California’s high-stakes redistricting ballot measure, Secretary of State Shirley Weber is seeking to dispel panic and reassure voters that the election will continue to run smoothly.—
Nicole Nixon,
Sacbee.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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But Powell went to great lengths in his post-meeting news conference Wednesday to dispel the notion that the reduction, which would be the third since September, is a slam dunk.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At home, Dan is curious, talkative and always ready to make a new friend.—
Tiffani Jackson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Nov. 2025
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Mbeumo, nicknamed Brice, was not shy at football but talkative and funny.—
Charlotte Harpur,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Any prospect of Republicans having a serious chance of keeping the Old Dominion this year was, at best, a mirage that dissipated months ago.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Nov. 2025
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The results offer crucial confirmation for theoretical models about how magnetic turbulence carries and dissipates energy in the sun's upper atmosphere, Morton added.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The uncertainty has been hard, even with suppliers being communicative and transparent.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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That started in huddles, with a demonstrably more communicative Jokic.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
22 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The porous polymer coating that reflects up to 97 percent of sunlight and radiates heat into the air, keeping surfaces up to six degrees cooler than the surrounding air even under direct sun.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Nov. 2025
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This past fashion month, the SS26 collections radiated an overwhelming sense of emotion and community through movement, texture, and craftsmanship.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Diffuse.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diffuse. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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