as in dispersion
an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
the dispersal of plant seeds in the forests through natural means
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Recent Examples of dispersal
But bat populations around the world are in decline, and without them, ecosystems lose key benefits like pest control, pollination and seed dispersal.
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Anna Tunkova, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
After a dispersal order was issued, the department arrested the approximately 20 remaining protesters and journalists.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
The journalists' arrests happened after police issued the dispersal order.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
In March, the team did a large-scale dry run of the dispersal at an open air testing facility on a naval base in New Jersey.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
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Anna Tunkova, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2025
After a dispersal order was issued, the department arrested the approximately 20 remaining protesters and journalists.
—Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2025
The journalists' arrests happened after police issued the dispersal order.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
In March, the team did a large-scale dry run of the dispersal at an open air testing facility on a naval base in New Jersey.
—ArsTechnica, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispersal
Noun
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Powell is presiding over a Fed that has come under intense criticism from the White House and is seeing an unusually wide dispersion in views among officials.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
23 Sep. 2025
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The biggest challenge to governance in Japan is not far-right populism but power dispersion and the gridlock that comes with it.—
Mireya Solís,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Sep. 2025
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In part, that was due to breakdowns in protection that often sent Nix scattering before routes had a chance to develop.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
24 Sep. 2025
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In living tissue, light scattering is common, signal contrast is often low, and reconstructing intricate features across a large volume presents a significant computational challenge.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Dispersal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispersal. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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