dispersing

present participle of disperse
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as in dissolving
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 dispersing Many others have also left quietly, dispersing across continents, carrying stories like mine. Sonny Alejandra, Time, 18 Sep. 2025 But the protoplanetary disks around these massive stars only last around 2 million years before dispersing — and that's not quite enough time to create gas giants. Stefanie Waldek, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2025 Whether the Supreme Court fires this blast or not, Republicans need to be aware that breaking up majority-minority districts, and dispersing those voters into neighboring districts to dilute their voting power, may well make those neighboring districts less safe for Republican incumbents. Tom Rogers, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Sep. 2025 Several local agencies from neighboring towns were called in to assist in dispersing the unruly crowd, and no injuries were reported among the officers. Julia Bonavita, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025 Rather than dispersing his massive collection, Tomlinson decided to relocate. Will McGough, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2025 There are already laws in Florida governing weather modification, which can include cloud seeding—the enhancement of precipitation by dispersing substances into clouds that encourage the formation of rain or snow. Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025 While the specifics of that strategy remain unclear, including whether France has proposed actually dispersing nuclear arms to other nations, Poland has reportedly been in talks with France about the issue. Caitlin McFall, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025 The Department of Education is in charge of running the college loan programs, administering Pell grants, and dispersing some funds to states for certain education programs. Brian Bennett, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispersing
Verb
  • As a result, reliance on these reports for securities claims does not appear to be dissipating.
    Tim Reynolds, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
  • The official reason is that the latter is 20x more efficient at dissipating heat than titanium, but cost might be the real reason.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Objects may also change their scattering fingerprints depending on physical conditions such as pressure or temperature, offering potential for remote sensing.
    Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Create a pollinator patch by clearing an area of any weeds and debris and scattering native wildflower seeds, which will pop up in spring.
    Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Billions of microbes are hard at work dissolving compounds in this giant mound of crushed ore from Escondida, the biggest copper mine on the planet.
    Vanessa Bates Ramirez, Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Evening light spills across the pollinator gardens—alive with bees, hummingbirds, and the occasional wandering chicken—before dissolving into the shimmer of the Mackinac Bridge.
    Christine Chitnis, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Satellite imagery and field surveys show entire farming communities disappearing because their groundwater sources failed.
    Nik Kowsar, Time, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Meanwhile, 200 kilometers away in the Syrian desert, a Bedouin family shares their daily life with Danielle, an intimate archive of a disappearing world.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • From there, Hansen and his bandmates determined the best course of action, and discussions even arose about disbanding the group, which had formed in 1976.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The new Search Party feature is designed with privacy in mind, only sharing potential dog sightings and disbanding the network once the pet is found.
    Mike Feibus, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Exterior signs are fading and machinery has been left around the site.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • While pie crust seems to be fading away, some chefs would rather think completely outside the box by creating a completely different crust.
    Amber Love Bond, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025

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