diffused

Definition of diffusednext
past tense of diffuse
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Verb
  • At the State Department, former officials said, Iran specialists at the counterterrorism bureau were dispersed to regional offices where counterterrorism is one of many priorities.
    Hannah Allam, ProPublica, 21 Apr. 2026
  • The crowd finally dispersed, but protests continued for five more days.
    Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi churned through phone calls with counterparts in Egypt, France, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Turkey this weekend – after regional hopes of further US-Iran talks dissipated.
    Max Saltman, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Compared to the past two years data was collected, algae blooms dissipated quicker.
    Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • These were eventually dispelled, but his health had begun to decline.
    Nick Miller, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Their fear won’t be entirely dispelled once the fighting dies down, or even if there’s a formal ceasefire.
    Weilun Soon, Bloomberg, 25 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Bell, whose screen roles have long radiated decency and sensitivity, channels that guilelessness once more, only to expose it as yet another façade that helps Niall to conceal his darker impulses.
    Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
  • This X-ray glow is radiated when the heavy ions of the solar wind, like carbon and oxygen, grab an electron from neutral atoms in either our outer atmosphere or the heliosphere.
    Robert Lea, Space.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The company has recently branched into cryptocurrency and another hot business, prediction markets.
    Bernard Condon, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Warsh reiterated a common critique that the Fed has branched beyond its primary focus of monetary policy in recent years by looking at themes like climate change or social equality.
    Kevin Breuninger,Jeff Cox,Alex Harring,Matt Peterson, CNBC, 21 Apr. 2026
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“Diffused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diffused. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.

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