as in diffuseness
the use of too many words to express an idea
the author's tendency toward diffusion makes the novel a tedious read
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Recent Examples of diffusion
Kinder, like Gimbel, stressed that diffusion takes time.
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
And in the brain’s white-matter wiring, visceral fat again stood out, with diffusion MRI scans revealing lower axon density and more tissue disorganization – tiny areas of wear-and-tear that can interrupt signaling.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
Yet studies have shown that when people delegate a task to others, the diffusion of responsibility can make the delegator feel less guilty about any resulting unethical behavior.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2025
Then there’s Peg, who arrives in a bomb-diffusion suit and sets down a ticking bomb.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2025
And in the brain’s white-matter wiring, visceral fat again stood out, with diffusion MRI scans revealing lower axon density and more tissue disorganization – tiny areas of wear-and-tear that can interrupt signaling.
—New Atlas, 28 Sep. 2025
Yet studies have shown that when people delegate a task to others, the diffusion of responsibility can make the delegator feel less guilty about any resulting unethical behavior.
—Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2025
Then there’s Peg, who arrives in a bomb-diffusion suit and sets down a ticking bomb.
—Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diffusion
Noun
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The repetition of that mythic version has buttressed the belief that the fight for American independence was an event somehow separate from world history.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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Recurring gags, like one with Madonna suddenly falling asleep mid-sentence, are surprising and therefore funny the first time they’re rolled out, and then less surprising and therefore less funny with each repetition.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Flatulent describes inflated, pretentious writing; garrulity describes excessive talkativeness.—
Gary Gilson,
Star Tribune,
31 Oct. 2020
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“Diffusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diffusion. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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