1
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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2
as in to spend
to use up carelessly
dissipated the family fortune in reckless business ventures
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3
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
Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
According to reports cited by USA Today, the tornado reached its peak intensity within minutes and continued for about 48 minutes before dissipating.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Global conflicts over scarce resources will dissipate, giving way to a new era of peace and abundance.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
The story doesn’t resolve so much as dissipate, in a series of almost comically perfunctory twists, reversals, and whispers of geopolitical peril.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
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When researchers came back after nine years, however, these gains had largely dissipated.
—Erika Page, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Apr. 2025
According to reports cited by USA Today, the tornado reached its peak intensity within minutes and continued for about 48 minutes before dissipating.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025
Global conflicts over scarce resources will dissipate, giving way to a new era of peace and abundance.
—Billy Perrigo, Time, 15 Apr. 2025
The story doesn’t resolve so much as dissipate, in a series of almost comically perfunctory twists, reversals, and whispers of geopolitical peril.
—Justin Chang, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipate
Verb
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But the information that has been dispersed online about this change may not have included the entire picture, and may have even been unintentionally misleading or confusing.—
Parents,
Parents,
9 May 2025
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In the background of one video on social media, a voice could be heard over a loudspeaker telling protesters to disperse.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
8 May 2025
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Residents of the 8th Congressional District spend an average of 13% of their household income on energy — the highest in the state, according to Department of Commerce data.—
Tom Olsen,
Twin Cities,
14 May 2025
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Combs could spend the rest of his life in prison if convicted.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
Verb
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Micah, then 34, went missing in March 2018, and Baylee, then 20, disappeared in April, per Marie Claire.—
Emily Krauser,
People.com,
12 May 2025
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On October 2, 2018, Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi Arabian dissident who, after leaving his home country, had become an opinion columnist for the Post, disappeared while visiting the Saudi Embassy in Istanbul.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
12 May 2025
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For example, default settings for focus time added blocking of sites in the categories Shopping, Tabloids, and Time wasters.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
13 Jan. 2025
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Photo: Brown Harris Stevens Above the bedroom is a double-height library, which turns the sloping ceiling behind a mansard roof into a design feature rather than a space waster.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
24 Oct. 2024
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She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for her performance in 2009, but lost to fellow General Hospital star Julie Berman. General Hospital airs weekdays on ABC.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
10 May 2025
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The Lions were a laughingstock of the NFL and made the playoffs three times from 2000-20, losing in the wild-card round each time.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
Verb
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In the past few years, Kody’s relationships with Christine, Janelle, 55, and Meri, 54, have dissolved, leading to estrangement between the former polygamist and many of his kids.—
Rachel McRady,
People.com,
2 May 2025
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Leigh’s treatment of the masquerade likewise dissolves distinctions between subject and object: An encrusted head sans face atop a raffia dome functions neither as a fully articulated human form nor as an abstract sculpture.—
Delinda Collier,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
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That is often viewed by us profligate, protein-burning, fat-loving energy spendthrifts as an inferior form of metabolism.—
Stephen S. Hall,
Time,
21 Apr. 2025
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While small compared to what the RTA has spent on lobbying efforts, the spendthrifts at the CTA don’t put much confidence in how any of the agencies would spend dwindling amounts of Illinois tax dollars if lawmakers hold them back from the looming fiscal precipice.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
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The issue of student rights has faded from headlines, though obstacles linger.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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Hope for a similar easy resolution for the Wentz family quickly faded.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2025
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“Dissipate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipate. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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