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 Since the departures of Damian Priest and Rhea Ripley, Judgment Day has lacked its previous momentum, prompting hope for either a revitalization of the group or a dispersal of its members to pursue individual storylines. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025 This is less sound economic policymaking than the arbitrary dispersal of favors. David B. McGarry, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025 They’re also used in drug dispersal within the body and to help heal tissues and bones. Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 7 Mar. 2025 This is less sound economic policymaking than the arbitrary dispersal of favors. David B. McGarry, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dispersal
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  • And rendering specialists need it to accurately simulate real-world optical effects like dispersion (rainbows from prisms, for example) and fluorescence.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Mar. 2025
  • This is the dispersion of aerosols like fireworks or industrial pollutants that are inhibited by surface-level temperatures either the same or higher in the atmosphere up to a couple thousand feet. .
    Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 2 Jan. 2025
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  • When the team treated the duck fat with lipases, mixed it with normal liver, and then studied it with X-ray scattering and other techniques, the result was remarkably similar to foie gras.
    Ari Daniel, New York Times, 25 Mar. 2025
  • Imagined as a precious floral lace placed on the skin, its rose gold mesh serves as the background for a scattering of precious floral motifs executed in marquise and pear-cut diamonds.
    Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Apr. 2025

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“Dispersal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispersal. Accessed 23 May. 2025.

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