diffusing

present participle of diffuse

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for diffusing
Verb
  • Many others have also left quietly, dispersing across continents, carrying stories like mine.
    Sonny Alejandra, Time, 18 Sep. 2025
  • But the protoplanetary disks around these massive stars only last around 2 million years before dispersing — and that's not quite enough time to create gas giants.
    Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During a neighborhood meeting Monday, developer Caleb Roope was able to soothe some concerns for neighbors, such as dispelling rumors that the complex would include low-income housing.
    Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 29 Sep. 2025
  • Political leaders play a crucial role in either encouraging or dispelling violence through their public statements.
    Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As a result, reliance on these reports for securities claims does not appear to be dissipating.
    Tim Reynolds, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The official reason is that the latter is 20x more efficient at dissipating heat than titanium, but cost might be the real reason.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • This will promote branching and produce a fuller plant.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
  • And the Guinness family made a mark well outside the brewery, with subsequent generations branching into politics, banking, land development, and more.
    Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • What had seemed an impossible task transformed into a practical matter of six little arrows, radiating around a central concept.
    Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Along with users telling her to appreciate every second, others took a moment to admire the pure joy radiating from Luna and her family.
    Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2025
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“Diffusing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diffusing. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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