DIFFUSED Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

diffused

verb

past tense of diffuse

as in dispersed

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Riot police dispersed protesters using tear gas, stun grenades, and water cannons.

— News Desk, Artforum, 21 Oct. 2026
For an intervention dispersed through a harbor and out to sea, that may be as close as the ocean gets to a meter reading.

— Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of dispersed

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But at this distance the jet’s energy wouldn’t have dissipated much during its voyage through space.

— Robin George Andrews, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
Nearly half a million utility customers were without power after Isaias slowly pushed through the Southeast and dissipated into a post-tropical cyclone tonight.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026

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Canadian singer Keshia Chanté dispelled the rumors of Drizzy being the father of her baby after speculation continued to mount following her maternity photo shoot landing on social media.

— Michael Saponara, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026
Coleman, who is married to an immigrant, dispelled any myths that his passionate testimony was racist, anti-immigrant or politically motivated.

— Nicole Russell, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026

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The 48-year-old lawyer radiated in a mint green top and sparkly jewelry while showing off her new haircut.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 17 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of radiated

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Sellers have cut prices, closed stores, branched into other patriotic merchandise or turned to Trump’s rallies for sales.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
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

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