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as in dissipated
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole
the crowd dispersed once the show ended
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as in scattered
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
the family of the missing woman dispersed searchers to all corners of the national park
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as in disbanded
to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization
the campaign staff dispersed almost immediately after the election
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Recent Examples of dispersed
The report suggests that more unhoused people are dispersed across the county than in previous counts.
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Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Manufacturing capacity has dispersed abroad.
—Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 13 May 2026
More than 100 supporters camped outside the Senate building overnight, waving the national flag and blocking nearby roads, before being dispersed by police.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
The private credit industry has pushed back against those comparisons, arguing that losses are dispersed across investors rather than concentrated inside the banking system.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 11 May 2026
The geography of imbalances is now more dispersed than the old framing suggested.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
As Hayek understood, knowledge is dispersed in a world too complicated for any central planner to ever wrap their heads around.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Officers dispersed the crowd and found two slashing victims at the scene.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
The luxury tax is a threshold that requires teams with higher roster payrolls at the end of each season to pay a tax, which is dispersed between the league and teams below the threshold.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Brady Halbleib, CBS News, 14 May 2026
Manufacturing capacity has dispersed abroad.
—Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 13 May 2026
More than 100 supporters camped outside the Senate building overnight, waving the national flag and blocking nearby roads, before being dispersed by police.
—Kathleen Magramo, CNN Money, 13 May 2026
The private credit industry has pushed back against those comparisons, arguing that losses are dispersed across investors rather than concentrated inside the banking system.
—Hugh Son, CNBC, 11 May 2026
The geography of imbalances is now more dispersed than the old framing suggested.
—James Broughel, Forbes.com, 10 May 2026
As Hayek understood, knowledge is dispersed in a world too complicated for any central planner to ever wrap their heads around.
—The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 8 May 2026
Officers dispersed the crowd and found two slashing victims at the scene.
—Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2026
The luxury tax is a threshold that requires teams with higher roster payrolls at the end of each season to pay a tax, which is dispersed between the league and teams below the threshold.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispersed
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If it can be said that a honeymoon period prevailed following the 2021 agreements, that sense of fellow feeling has long since dissipated.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
11 May 2026
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Ballot propositions raising taxes for a specific popular need, but the funds go surprisingly into a general fund to be dissipated for political needs undisclosed to voters.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2026
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All those pieces of myself, scattered across a digital ocean, chewed up and spit out in less than 60 seconds.—
Erin Entrada Kelly,
PEOPLE,
11 May 2026
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Mishra placed metallic embroidery in irregular vine-like sections down the skirt, heavier at the front panels and hem, with small crystal dots scattered through the tulle.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
10 May 2026
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Police officials said Tuesday that the anti-gang unit would be temporarily disbanded while the department reviews the matter.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
12 May 2026
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Vahl’s team is one of several cooperative teams set to be disbanded next fall due to an Illinois High School Association policy that disqualifies large cooperative teams from competing at the state level, according to Orland High School District 230 officials.—
Addison Wright,
Chicago Tribune,
8 May 2026
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In a separate attack, his brother was killed in front of him; two of his siblings have disappeared and are still missing.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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But as production costs rose and financing grew more risk-averse, those ambitious historical spectacles gradually disappeared from the big screen, replaced by smaller auteur dramas, comedies and internationally portable genre films.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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Once utilized as fuel, the molten salt is dissolved with fissile material, like uranium-235, plutonium-239 or uranium-233.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 May 2026
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Cook, stirring, until all of the sugar is dissolved.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
12 May 2026
Verb
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When the final notes faded, the audience erupted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
13 May 2026
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As the May 4 victory vibes in the Royals’ clubhouse faded toward facing the next day, Jac Caglianone stood in front of his locker in the dwindling room, processing the night and some last questions.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
13 May 2026
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