diffused

Definition of diffusednext
past tense of diffuse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for diffused
Verb
  • In case of a Soviet attack, nukes dispersed in thousands of miles of cut-and-cover tunnels could be launched within 20 minutes.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Participants were also asked to discuss whether markets should be centrally located, located on the South and West sides or dispersed throughout the city.
    Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • While the beginning of 2025 was slow due to tariff uncertainty, by May, that dissipated and customers returned to shopping.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
  • But whatever momentum might have been generated by the first round of talks in January appeared to have dissipated by the start of the second gathering.
    Aidan Stretch, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The chief human resources officer at $76 billion giant Colgate-Palmolive, Sally Massey, dispelled the myths that Gen Z only brings high standards and chaos to the workplace.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Capital returns concerns Those modest improvements, though, have not dispelled concerns about the sustainability of Shell's capital returns program.
    Ian King, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Even with my limited knowledge, the mountain radiated a kind of gravity, as though the desert itself were remembering.
    Josh Jackson, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
  • A feeling of relief radiated throughout the Golden State Warriors organization late Wednesday night with the news of Jonathan Kuminga’s trade to the Atlanta Hawks for Kristaps Porzingis.
    Nick Friedell, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The brand also recently branched into socks in December.
    Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 30 Jan. 2026
  • The researchers found that Prototaxites’ tubes branched wildly, whereas the threadlike hyphae in modern fungi follow more orderly patterns.
    Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Diffused.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diffused. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.

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