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
However, this myth has been dispelled.
—
Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Mar. 2026
Fear prevails, however, until otherwise dispelled.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
If Deerfield fans harbored any doubts Friday night, Tommy Donahue dispelled them eventually.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
The second is that, by giving Sean Penn its trophy, BAFTA dispelled a major piece of conventional wisdom, which held that Penn and co-star Benicio del Toro would continue to split votes at the bigger awards bodies.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
With the myth of perfectly symmetrical eyebrows dispelled, let’s get into it.
—Lottie Winter, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2026
While there was strong speculation that Durant’s Olympic career had run its course alongside LeBron James, who was 39 during the Paris Olympics, and Stephen Curry, who was 36, Durant’s comments on Monday dispelled that notion as a media narrative.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
In outpacing even most private-sector calculations, the INDEC inflation figure published Tuesday dispelled concerns — at least for now — that the government was cooking the books in any way comparable to his predecessors.
—Isabel Debre, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Some of those doubts were dispelled when the company raised sales and profit guidance for the full-year in November after exceeding third-quarter expectations.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Jillian Kubala, Health, 4 Mar. 2026
Fear prevails, however, until otherwise dispelled.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2026
If Deerfield fans harbored any doubts Friday night, Tommy Donahue dispelled them eventually.
—Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
The second is that, by giving Sean Penn its trophy, BAFTA dispelled a major piece of conventional wisdom, which held that Penn and co-star Benicio del Toro would continue to split votes at the bigger awards bodies.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026
With the myth of perfectly symmetrical eyebrows dispelled, let’s get into it.
—Lottie Winter, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2026
While there was strong speculation that Durant’s Olympic career had run its course alongside LeBron James, who was 39 during the Paris Olympics, and Stephen Curry, who was 36, Durant’s comments on Monday dispelled that notion as a media narrative.
—Devon Henderson, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2026
In outpacing even most private-sector calculations, the INDEC inflation figure published Tuesday dispelled concerns — at least for now — that the government was cooking the books in any way comparable to his predecessors.
—Isabel Debre, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
Some of those doubts were dispelled when the company raised sales and profit guidance for the full-year in November after exceeding third-quarter expectations.
—Bloomberg Wire, Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispelled
dispersed
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The crowd dispersed around noon, grabbing catered tamales on their way out.—
Jennah Pendleton,
Sacbee.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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Hosted by the Ramona Chamber of Commerce, the studios dispersed throughout Ramona will be open to visitors the weekend of April 11-12.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Dispelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispelled. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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