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
Chavarria has also decided to launch a diffusion line called Big Willy as of this show.
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 23 Jan. 2026
The energy department also awarded $28 million to Global Laser Enrichment, which recently obtained hundreds of acres near the gaseous diffusion site and is planning to establish its own enrichment operation.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Jan. 2026
Plants don’t have lungs, of course, but grapevines do breathe, absorbing oxygen and other atmospheric gases—including smoke—through small pores on the underside of their leaves, or by diffusion across the fruit’s thin, waxy skin.
—Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Get the diffusion by airbrushing on the white, or using a clean makeup sponge to blend the two colors while the polishes are wet.
—Taylor Augustin Littlejohn, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
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José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 23 Jan. 2026
The energy department also awarded $28 million to Global Laser Enrichment, which recently obtained hundreds of acres near the gaseous diffusion site and is planning to establish its own enrichment operation.
—Connor Giffin, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Jan. 2026
Plants don’t have lungs, of course, but grapevines do breathe, absorbing oxygen and other atmospheric gases—including smoke—through small pores on the underside of their leaves, or by diffusion across the fruit’s thin, waxy skin.
—Nicola Twilley, New Yorker, 5 Jan. 2026
Get the diffusion by airbrushing on the white, or using a clean makeup sponge to blend the two colors while the polishes are wet.
—Taylor Augustin Littlejohn, InStyle, 30 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diffusion
Noun
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Fashion is fond of calling repetition ‘evolution,’ until the moment comes when change is unavoidable.—
Tiziana Cardini,
Vogue,
24 Feb. 2026
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All that repetition aims to extract something from the text that might not otherwise surface.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Vulture,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The repetitiveness of the plot is not helped by the many montages writer-director Yandy Laurens uses as shortcuts, instead of writing scenes that show how the central relationship is developing.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
15 Dec. 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 28 Feb. 2026.
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