DIFFUSING Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

diffusing

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present participle of diffuse

as in dispersing

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The Retired Police Canine Foundation was selected as the recipient of these funds and is in charge of dispersing them to handlers across the state.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Open clusters are young clusters of stars that were born together and are now gradually dispersing, and Auriga’s open clusters are some of the best and brightest of their kind in the night sky.

— Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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Leaders of the Christian faith spoke out about dispelling Lang's claims.

— Heath Kalb, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
The public is both fascinated and afraid of injections, but dispelling the rumors that a massive needle could go as deep as your bone goes a long way in vaccine adoption.

— Adam Goodcoff, STAT, 13 May 2026

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With time dissipating memories of Lahti’s final days, there are few living people left to put into context the rumors of the bar fight, and even a less likely chance that the assailant is still alive.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Parton was the standard-bearer of a dissipating breed of superstar.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

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In James’s hands, these branching options can seem to amount to distinctions without a difference.

— Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Pink Beach on Komodo Island offers another relatively gentle snorkeling stop, with branching corals and sea fans frequented by parrotfish and anemonefish, among other species.

— Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 27 Aug. 2026

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Youth and parents linked their loss of care to spikes in anxiety, depression, self-harm, and suicidal thoughts, with stress radiating through entire families.

— Dr. SJ Job, Hartford Courant, 31 Aug. 2026
The map shows other towers close by, each radiating a string that is fastened to the map when other towers radio in readings.

— Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

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