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
The journalists' arrests happened after police issued the dispersal order.
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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
Hopkins received at least $4,550 from the dispersal of funds from Salena Pryor, then-education chair of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Greater Sacramento branch.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Winds out of the northeast are bringing Canadian wildfire smoke over the entirety of Michigan − and high pressure and a stable layer of air is keeping the smoke near the surface and limiting dispersal.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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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
Hopkins received at least $4,550 from the dispersal of funds from Salena Pryor, then-education chair of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Greater Sacramento branch.
—Sacbee.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Winds out of the northeast are bringing Canadian wildfire smoke over the entirety of Michigan − and high pressure and a stable layer of air is keeping the smoke near the surface and limiting dispersal.
—Keith Matheny, Freep.com, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispersal
Noun
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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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Its optical construction includes 14 elements in 11 groups, with extra-low dispersion glass and aspherical elements to minimize chromatic aberration and distortion.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Unlike conventional luminescent or scattering-based concentrators, which often suffer from visual distortion, low efficiency, and poor scalability, the new CUSC delivers broadband, polarization-selective diffraction and efficient waveguiding while preserving complete visual clarity.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Its back has a scattering of darker brown-black spots.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Dispersal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispersal. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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