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as in to disperse
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
dissipated the enemy forces with unremitting artillery fire
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as in to spend
to use up carelessly
dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures
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as in to disappear
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole
the fog should dissipate once the sun comes out in full force
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as in waster
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Recent Examples of dissipate
Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
Boris is forecast to dissipate later Tuesday but not before dropping an additional 1-4 inches of rain across coastal portions of the Mexican states of Guerrero and Oaxaca, the NHC said, with additional flooding and mudslides possible Tuesday morning.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Drinking ginger ale also helps travelers avoid a common problem with other, fizzier soft drinks like Diet Coke, which requires extra time for the bubbles to dissipate, especially at high altitude.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
Boris was forecast to weaken once the center reaches the coast and dissipate inland by Tuesday.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
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Spacewalks are physically grueling missions in which astronauts generate intense body heat that cannot dissipate naturally in the vacuum of space.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 June 2026
Boris is forecast to dissipate later Tuesday but not before dropping an additional 1-4 inches of rain across coastal portions of the Mexican states of Guerrero and Oaxaca, the NHC said, with additional flooding and mudslides possible Tuesday morning.
—Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 9 June 2026
Drinking ginger ale also helps travelers avoid a common problem with other, fizzier soft drinks like Diet Coke, which requires extra time for the bubbles to dissipate, especially at high altitude.
—Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
Boris was forecast to weaken once the center reaches the coast and dissipate inland by Tuesday.
—Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipate
Verb
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Officers had to use a water cannon to disperse some of the crowds.—
Ivan Pereira,
ABC News,
11 June 2026
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On the seventh floor terrace, the service is well-dispersed and available to help customers book cabana suites, poolside lounge chairs and even poolside massages by their Sisley Spa staff.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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But despite securing a conviction, investigators spent decades trying to determine the identity of the teenage victim.—
Brittany Miller,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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Specifically, Hanold noted that $152 million spent by Permian equates to almost one quarter of drilling, based on this year's pace.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
7 June 2026
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As America marks the 82nd anniversary of D-Day on Saturday, a group of women whose wartime labor helped sustain the Allied war effort gathered in New Orleans to remember a generation that is rapidly disappearing.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
7 June 2026
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At the Union the meat is still cut in-house and aged on a band saw, a practice Boyd says has all but disappeared elsewhere.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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The form asks for the date and time of the watering, along with the waster’s address.—
Elliott Wenzler,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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The state Department of Environmental Protection is responding and will assist in the safe disposal of waster materials generated during the cleanup Morrisey said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
22 Apr. 2026
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His co-anchor Lu Parker and longtime KTLA meteorologist Mark Kriski also lost their jobs that day.—
Peter Larsen,
Daily News,
10 June 2026
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Bussi won 31 of 39 starts in the regular season but lost some steam down the stretch, leading Brind’Amour to go with Andersen, a veteran, in Game 1 of the first round.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
10 June 2026
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Never leave a bowl of sugar dissolved in water by itself to attract butterflies.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
7 June 2026
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Heat it up until the sugar completely dissolves, then cool it off to room temperature and put it in the feeder.—
Ray Petelin,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
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The Legislative Analyst’s Office is out with a smashing revelation: the spendthrift state legislature and Gov. Gavin Newsom have run up massive deficits that will force the next governor – Democrat, Republican or whatever billionaire Tom Steyer is today – to cut spending dramatically.—
Will Swaim,
Oc Register,
6 May 2026
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These restrictions include spendthrift provisions in trust.—
Jay Adkisson,
Forbes.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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While desirable homes still sell quickly, frenzied bidding wars have faded.—
Sara B. Hansen,
Denver Post,
29 May 2026
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Deadheading Is Another Form Of Pinching Back Deadheading is similar to pinching back, but it is done once the flowers begin to fade.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
28 May 2026
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“Dissipate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipate. Accessed 13 Jun. 2026.
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