as in dispersed
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
the sudden downpour dispelled the throng of street revelers
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Recent Examples of dispelled
The big lefty dispelled any such concerns on Monday in Sacramento.
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Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Those claims have since been dispelled, but the bathhouses remain.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Scott Prill, the deputy chief of police for the University of South Carolina, dispelled the rumor, saying the person was carrying an umbrella.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Anybody walking the convention floor will immediately be dispelled of the notion that events like GalaxyCon are only for teenaged boys and middle-aged men nostalgic for their own youth.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 Sep. 2025
Those claims have since been dispelled, but the bathhouses remain.
—Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
Scott Prill, the deputy chief of police for the University of South Carolina, dispelled the rumor, saying the person was carrying an umbrella.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Anybody walking the convention floor will immediately be dispelled of the notion that events like GalaxyCon are only for teenaged boys and middle-aged men nostalgic for their own youth.
—Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispelled
dispersed
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Video taken at the event shows that, just seconds later, the sound of a gunshot was heard as Kirk appeared to be struck in the head or neck while the crowd around him dispersed in a panic.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
10 Sep. 2025
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These targets are often dispersed and lack adequate protection from air defense systems.—
Vikram Mittal,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Dispelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispelled. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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