diffuses

verb

present tense third-person singular of diffuse
as in disperses

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  1. disperses
  2. dispels
  3. dissipates
  4. branches
  5. radiates
  6. rays
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  • The heat is affecting how air pollution disperses over the region, National Weather Service meteorologist Carol Ciliberti said Sunday.
    — Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • The gaming giants have given more than $40 million in the past year to a political action committee called Win for America, which then disperses the cash to affiliated, hyper-partisan super PACs that try to influence state races around the country.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of disperses
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  • Wicked, another Broadway powerhouse, famously lost in that category, but that hardly dispels the correlation between Tony awards and staying power, seeing as Wicked won in three other categories.
    — Katie North, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
  • A little light dispels the darkness.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of dispels
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  • The spray is more milky than misty and is relatively thin, with a very faint floral fragrance that dissipates quickly.
    — Eden Stuart, Glamour, 7 July 2026
  • Without a cohesive system that captures user data, builds robust retargeting pools, and systematically moves audiences toward action, that engagement quickly dissipates.
    — Gary Drenik, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
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  • His demise, paired with the disappearance of mobster-type Nicky Caccimelio (Bobby Cannavale), sets the trio on the first phase of their adventures, which inevitably branches into fresh red herrings in customary Only Murders fashion.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025
Definition of branches
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  • Besides, Beckham practically radiates the sort of star power that dispenses with the need for endless chatter; like Michael Jordan in his Hanes/Space Jam heyday, his physical presence takes precedent over the usual run of blunt-force loquacity.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 July 2026
  • Those tendrils are formed from plasma, or ionized gas, at temperatures in excess of a million degrees Fahrenheit, compared to the sun's visible surface, the photosphere, which radiates at about 9,932 degrees Fahrenheit (5,500 degrees Celsius).
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 7 July 2026
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  • Scientists have long grouped sharks together as a natural evolutionary unit, meaning every shark species shares a common ancestor that rays and skates do not.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
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