1
as in degradation
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
the wasting of a once promising life in dissipation and drunkenness
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as in dispersion
an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
the dissipation of the clouds by the early morning winds
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Recent Examples of dissipation
In contrast, regions with abundant vegetation and open green spaces allow for more efficient heat dissipation, maintaining a cooler environment.
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Plus, this one is shaped like a laptop prop to promote better heat dissipation and ergonomics.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025
In other words, extravagant costumes, elaborate floats, joyful music and dancing, street parades, lots of drinking and enough dissipation to last until the next one are the ingredients for a legendary Carnival.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The league’s exit is expected to bring with it the dissipation of tens of millions of dollars in advertising deals, but will also lower Warner’s costs.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2025
Plus, this one is shaped like a laptop prop to promote better heat dissipation and ergonomics.
—Stackcommerce Team (sponsored), PCMAG, 11 Mar. 2025
In other words, extravagant costumes, elaborate floats, joyful music and dancing, street parades, lots of drinking and enough dissipation to last until the next one are the ingredients for a legendary Carnival.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
The league’s exit is expected to bring with it the dissipation of tens of millions of dollars in advertising deals, but will also lower Warner’s costs.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipation
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Beyond infrastructure strain, our information environment also shows signs of degradation.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Apr. 2025
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What is clear, McLean and others point out, is that even the degradation of American climate prediction capabilities poses significant risks to the U.S. economy, to national security and to the country’s leverage in the world.—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
24 Apr. 2025
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This is the dispersion of aerosols like fireworks or industrial pollutants that are inhibited by surface-level temperatures either the same or higher in the atmosphere up to a couple thousand feet. .—
Jose R. Gonzalez,
The Arizona Republic,
2 Jan. 2025
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Communities can stay informed about ash risks through official alerts, including those from the Volcanic Ash Advisory Centers, which monitor ash dispersion and issue timely warnings.—
David Kitchen,
The Conversation,
15 Apr. 2025
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The Trump administration is substantially scaling back the State Department's annual reports on international human rights to remove longstanding critiques of abuses such as harsh prison conditions, government corruption and restrictions on participation in the political process, NPR has learned.—
Graham Smith,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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Thao has since been indicted for bribery and corruption.—
Jonathan Easley,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
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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
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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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Will Poulter in Warfare Courtesy of A24 But if a movie can be elegant and brutal at once, this one is: the dissipating smoke from the grenade hangs in the air, a pinkish-gold mist; polka dots of sunlight stream through a scattering of bullet holes in a door.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
11 Apr. 2025
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“Dissipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipation. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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