diffused

Definition of diffusednext
past tense of diffuse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for diffused
Verb
  • Unlike oil, which flows through pipelines and centralized infrastructure, gold production in southern Venezuela is dispersed across hundreds of small sites accessible only by river, dirt tracks or airstrips.
    Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Additional works from the collection will be dispersed across a day sale and an online auction, all sourced from Goodman’s family and excluding artists currently represented by the gallery.
    Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The dust wafted inland and dissipated in minutes.
    Steve Maugeri, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • The pandemic dissipated, but the screens stayed.
    Abby McCloskey, Boston Herald, 5 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
  • In the following months, painful shocks radiated through her chest and back.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Regardless, the influence of Amazing Stories’ founding in 1926 radiated throughout the genre’s history like the light through Bradbury’s grandparents’ window, with authors who had their debut in Amazing Stories running the canonical gamut from Asimov to Zelzany.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • From those reservoirs branched two arteries, one leading to Kīlauea, the other reaching toward Mauna Loa.
    Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Plants are heavily branched, with each branch producing one or more fruit clusters.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026
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“Diffused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diffused. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.

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