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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
Instead of requiring cooling systems that use large volumes of water like those on land, the network would rely on radiative cooling that occurs in space, which allows for the dissipation of heat.
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Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
This tiny snail’s shell combines hardness, toughness and energy dissipation in a way that very few single-phase materials can.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
That places it within the light turbulence range based on eddy dissipation rate measurements.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
If there is no wave propagating, then there is no power dissipation.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Jan. 2026
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Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 31 Jan. 2026
This tiny snail’s shell combines hardness, toughness and energy dissipation in a way that very few single-phase materials can.
—Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
That places it within the light turbulence range based on eddy dissipation rate measurements.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 29 Jan. 2026
If there is no wave propagating, then there is no power dissipation.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipation
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Distractions are a major culprit of this degradation of learning, Horvath previously told Fortune, adding that refocusing attention after it’s been diverted takes time to recover.—
Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez,
Fortune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Chief among the concerns that needed to be addressed were moisture degradation within the original interior finishes, general leaks and the conservation of doors and windows.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
10 Apr. 2026
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Goldman notes that the three-month realized pairwise correlation among the major AI hyperscalers—Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle—has fallen sharply, with rising dispersion among the dominant names.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
7 Apr. 2026
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Standard risk and exclusion zone guidelines for LNG sites generally extend far beyond 400 feet, precisely because in the event of a release, thermal radiation, vapor dispersion or flash fires could affect areas well outside facility boundaries.—
Joel McPherson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Vatican says fighting corruption in the mineral-rich country and insisting on the correct uses of political authority are expected to be themes of Leo’s visit, which starts Wednesday with his arrival in Yaounde, the capital.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The election reflects Peru’s deep political instability — nine presidents in ten years — amid voter anger over crime and corruption, though the country’s economy has remained relatively resilient.—
Franklin Briceño,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Apr. 2026
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The dispersal has turned what was once a singular feat of engineering into a kind of collectible series.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Police issued several dispersal orders before authorizing the use of force, which included deploying tear gas.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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The approach also benefits from the naturally smooth, defect-free surfaces of these materials, which reduce light scattering and improve performance.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Apr. 2026
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Because the observation occurred beyond Earth's atmosphere, the view was not affected by atmospheric scattering or distortion, offering higher contrast and sharper detail.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Dissipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipation. Accessed 20 Apr. 2026.
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