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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
Hu adds that θ-phase tantalum nitride could be especially valuable as artificial intelligence gains even more widespread use and heat dissipation becomes a data-center bottleneck.
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Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 11 Apr. 2026
The aluminum build is lightweight, sturdy, and handles heat dissipation well, and the 240Hz WQXGA display is bright and colorful, with crisp resolution and good contrast.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
Experts question the feasibility and timeline, citing technological challenges including radiation-resistant chips, heat dissipation and communication obstacles.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 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
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Rachel Nuwer, Scientific American, 11 Apr. 2026
The aluminum build is lightweight, sturdy, and handles heat dissipation well, and the 240Hz WQXGA display is bright and colorful, with crisp resolution and good contrast.
—K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
Experts question the feasibility and timeline, citing technological challenges including radiation-resistant chips, heat dissipation and communication obstacles.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipation
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For millennia, glacial ice and freezing temperatures protected Ötzi’s body — and microbes — from degradation and decay.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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Researchers also confirmed the antenna could split beams between multiple users with minimal signal degradation.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
8 June 2026
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The dispersion has already begun and will continue over a 120-day period.—
Jeremy Lott,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
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The result is not unity, but dispersion.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Plots often involved ecological disaster, war, corruption, corporate exploitation and extraction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Allegations of corruption, fraud, insider trading, cronyism, loss of competent intelligence and reckless actions including a new war.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
9 June 2026
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Starting on Tuesday, June 9, aerial dispersal flights originating from the sterile fly dispersal facility at Moore Air Base in Edinburg, Texas, will begin.—
Mateo Rosiles,
USA Today,
8 June 2026
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That includes breaking ground on a new facility to produce sterile flies and opening a new dispersal facility earlier this year.—
Garrett Downs,
CNBC,
8 June 2026
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The animals were now found only in the high Rocky Mountains and in scatterings along the Pacific Coast.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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But a scattering of anglers is convinced that flavoring bait with tobacco is a sure-enough killer.—
Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
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“Dissipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipation. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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