as in dispersal
an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
the dispersion of energy from a source
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Recent Examples of dispersion
The investment firm looked for stocks that have a history of missing EPS estimates and a higher dispersion in analyst estimates, so there’s a lot of uncertainty around the results.
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
Look for an even wider dispersion than usual in these projections.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
That index, constructed by academics, reflects newspaper reports about government policy, expiring tax code provisions and dispersion of economic forecasts.
—Simon Moore, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The chance of a superpower confrontation now seemed remote, and the most urgent threats seemed to come from the dispersion of former Soviet nuclear materials and expertise to other countries or subnational groups.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2025
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Sean Conlon, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2024
Look for an even wider dispersion than usual in these projections.
—Neil Irwin, Axios, 18 Mar. 2025
That index, constructed by academics, reflects newspaper reports about government policy, expiring tax code provisions and dispersion of economic forecasts.
—Simon Moore, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The chance of a superpower confrontation now seemed remote, and the most urgent threats seemed to come from the dispersion of former Soviet nuclear materials and expertise to other countries or subnational groups.
—Gideon Rose, Foreign Affairs, 8 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispersion
Noun
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Each prescribed fire operation follows a prescribed fire burn plan, which considers temperature, humidity, wind, moisture of the vegetation, and conditions for the dispersal of smoke.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Fraud prevention systems should be upgraded to require real-time ID checks (capable of stopping $60 billion in UI fraud outright) and eligibility verification prior to fund dispersal; all funding should be linked to performance.—
Richard Stern and Katherine Miller/ The Heritage Foundation,
Boston Herald,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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
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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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“Dispersion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispersion. Accessed 23 May. 2025.
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