diffused

past tense of diffuse

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Verb
  • Economist Pierre Azoulay and colleagues recently imagined an alternative history where NIH was 40% smaller and dispersed less money – a budget akin to current federal proposals.
    Ryan Summers, The Conversation, 3 Oct. 2025
  • When air is stagnant, pollutants don't get dispersed, allowing ozone to build up to unhealthy levels.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • After Hurricanes Humberto and Imelda dissipated in the Atlantic, forecasters are watching the tropics for any sign of a storm stirring up that might impact the United States, but things are relatively quiet at the moment.
    Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Once the feud dissipated, Olivia stopped mentioning Taylor Swift entirely.
    Zach Schiffman, Vulture, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That hot air then gets dispelled into the house.
    Sara Kiley Watson, Popular Science, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The fear Lightfoot had of being perceived as an opportunist, especially by the families, was dispelled.
    John U. Bacon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • For more than four years, Lynn Milam's life was bound by the pain that radiated from her swollen joints.
    Jon Hamilton, NPR, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Even then, its influence radiated outward, shaping architecture, furniture, urban planning, and design around the world.
    Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Great Beyond, and has also branched into writing with his novel Memoirs and Misinformation.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
  • These species are believed to have branched around 11 million years ago and evolved in isolation due to geographic barriers, according to the study.
    Lauren Liebhaber September 17, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Diffused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diffused. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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