DIFFUSED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

diffused

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past tense of diffuse

as in dispersed

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This jagged microscopic debris, easily dispersed by meteorite impacts and rocket exhaust, is corrosive, abrasive and adhesive.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Anti-Japanese sentiment had motivated Amino’s move from Los Angeles to New York in 1935; the US deemed East Coast Japanese populations as more dispersed and thus less of a threat.

— Robert Sullivan, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

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The late-week threat is tied to a slow-moving front and remnant moisture from former Hurricane Polo, which dissipated over northwestern Mexico Tuesday night.

— Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026
Cochran barely missed connecting with sophomore quarterback Cooper Crane for a touchdown on the first play, and Cochran’s nerves dissipated immediately.

— Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

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The surrounding countryside, by comparison, was littered with large numbers of trees that were toppled as the shock waves produced by the exploding asteroid high above radiated downward.

— Micah Hanks, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
The film’s focus on the strange and unprecedented power dynamics in an industry that’s hurtling forward at all costs radiated off-screen as well.

— Hayden Field, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

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Just east of the creek – which was crossed by a stone bridge built in 1896 – Monticello's main street branched north from the highway near Gunn Ranch.

— Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026
Swooping in Xtracycle got its start providing cargo trailers for mountain bikes and then branched into dedicated cargo bikes.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026

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