diffusing

present participle of diffuse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for diffusing
Verb
  • In the clip, each member of the cast can be seen rallying together to put an end to things, before dispersing across their homes, school, hospital, and elsewhere to make quick work in hopes of surviving.
    Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Wolves have since returned to the state on their own, dispersing from packs in Oregon and spreading as far south as the southern end of the Sierra Nevada.
    NPR, NPR, 26 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • That’s why Rotary members, also embedded in these same communities, have played a vital role in not just funding and organizing campaigns, but also dispelling doubts and ensuring no child is left behind.
    Dr. Tunji Funsho, Time, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Now more than ever, Evavold said Halloween is about bringing families and youngsters together rather than dispelling trouble that might be brewing.
    Chris Kenning, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The system’s center is forecast to remain offshore of the Baja California Sur coast, dissipating by Saturday, according to the agency.
    Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • On the forecast track, Priscilla is expected to remain offshore of the coast of Baja California Sur before dissipating.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Episode Four, in particular, shows off the impact of the branching narrative framework, with full sequences playing out very differently in ways that actually inform the gameplay of the shifts.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Unlike the branching corals, which were victims of water that at one point reached hot tub temperatures, pillar coral’s killer was mostly a pernicious and little understood coral disease, story coral tissue loss disease, although extreme heat did claim some.
    Alex Harris, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Do this in the early evening while there's still daylight and the ground is radiating heat.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
  • The green leaves radiating from the base of each dandelion.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Diffusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diffusing. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.

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