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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
This tiny snail’s shell combines hardness, toughness and energy dissipation in a way that very few single-phase materials can.
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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
Second, as the devices shrink energy dissipation increases, posing an insurmountable barrier.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Jan. 2026
Notably, like the Navier-Stokes equations (and unlike the other two kinds of equations the researchers studied), the CCF equations describe fluids that have a dissipation property akin to viscosity.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
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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
Second, as the devices shrink energy dissipation increases, posing an insurmountable barrier.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Jan. 2026
Notably, like the Navier-Stokes equations (and unlike the other two kinds of equations the researchers studied), the CCF equations describe fluids that have a dissipation property akin to viscosity.
—Quanta Magazine, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipation
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What’s more, the team observed no structural degradation in the electrochemical core during the test period.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Mar. 2026
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The answer is not much—Fennell makes explicit, via sadomasochism, the power differentials and emotional degradations that are so often ambiguous in the original.—
Rhian Sasseen,
The Atlantic,
10 Mar. 2026
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The barriers cause air dispersion, which moves the pollution further into the atmosphere and away from residents on the ground.—
Desiree Mathurin,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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For example, scientists working in SETI, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, already factor in the consequences of electron dispersion in the interstellar medium between stars.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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Tisza is not particularly progressive, and its platform is generally considered center-right, eschewing cultural issues for a campaign laser-targeted on corruption in government.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Mar. 2026
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Polls give Magyar's Tisza party a double-digit lead with Hungarians weary of years of corruption accusations, clashes with the EU and economic stagnation.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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The range of this aerial dispersal varies wildly.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
17 Mar. 2026
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On the same day, McCrory resigned his seat on the board of the Community Investment Fund, a legislative panel with final approval over the annual dispersal of up to $175 million in competitive grants available to 55 eligible communities.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
5 Mar. 2026
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About two and a half miles off the coast, a scattering of amphorae in shallow waters served as a trail for archaeologists, leading them to cargo fragments, ship fittings, and ultimately, the wreckage.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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In this longer and more structured form, what began as an intentional scattering of ashes becomes an elegiac letter home mediated by shipwreck.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Dissipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipation. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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