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
In addition to dispersal ordinance and a proposal to pressure social media companies to remove posts advertising parties, aldermen are also preparing an ordinance that would implement a scale of fines for parents whose children are apprehended at such gatherings, Hopkins added.
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Starting on Tuesday, June 9, aerial dispersal flights originating from the sterile fly dispersal facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas, will begin.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 8 June 2026
That includes breaking ground on a new facility to produce sterile flies and opening a new dispersal facility earlier this year.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Over the next four decades, factories and dispersal sites were built in Florida, Texas and Central America that produced and released hundreds of millions of sterile flies each week.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 June 2026
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Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Starting on Tuesday, June 9, aerial dispersal flights originating from the sterile fly dispersal facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas, will begin.
—Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 8 June 2026
That includes breaking ground on a new facility to produce sterile flies and opening a new dispersal facility earlier this year.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 8 June 2026
Over the next four decades, factories and dispersal sites were built in Florida, Texas and Central America that produced and released hundreds of millions of sterile flies each week.
—Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispersal
Noun
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Their image quality is further enhanced by the inclusion of Canon’s proprietary UD (ultra-low dispersion) lens elements and Super Spectra coating.—
Chris McMullen,
Space.com,
15 June 2026
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Since April 2026, world stock market return dispersion has hit levels not seen since the peak of the dotcom bubble.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
12 June 2026
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Distance, absorption, scattering, reflection, and insertion losses all reduce signal strength.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 June 2026
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The emission lines instead indicate the scattering of electrons, which is expected when a source of radiation is enshrouded by a vast and dense cocoon of gas.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
10 June 2026
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“Dispersal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispersal. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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