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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
But its role as a channel for economic dissipation is nearing its end, as the sustainability of chronic, rolling deficits is now visibly hitting its limits.
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Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
After that, though, the state will experience a rare and welcome dissipation of heat and humidity, with temperatures dropping into the mid-to-high 70s with dew points down in the 50s.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 28 July 2025
What’s more, 980-nm lasers are far less susceptible to power dissipation, mechanical stress, and degraded performance at high and low temperatures than their 850-nm counterparts.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 July 2025
These cells have a smaller diameter—which makes heat dissipation quicker and allows for Mercedes engineers to use direct-cell cooling technology.
—Chad Kirchner, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
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Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
After that, though, the state will experience a rare and welcome dissipation of heat and humidity, with temperatures dropping into the mid-to-high 70s with dew points down in the 50s.
—Jack Albright, jsonline.com, 28 July 2025
What’s more, 980-nm lasers are far less susceptible to power dissipation, mechanical stress, and degraded performance at high and low temperatures than their 850-nm counterparts.
—IEEE Spectrum, 21 July 2025
These cells have a smaller diameter—which makes heat dissipation quicker and allows for Mercedes engineers to use direct-cell cooling technology.
—Chad Kirchner, ArsTechnica, 25 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipation
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Once opened, maple syrup should be stored in the refrigerator to prevent mold growth and flavor degradation.—
Heather Riske,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Aug. 2025
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Suppression repair is a critical part of firefighting efforts, to reduce erosion and soil degradation in the areas used in the firefighting efforts.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Its optical construction includes 14 elements in 11 groups, with extra-low dispersion glass and aspherical elements to minimize chromatic aberration and distortion.—
Harry Bennett,
Space.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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As of noon Saturday, air quality maps showed unhealthy levels in the areas surrounding the fire but better dispersion than Friday around neighboring communities like Calistoga and Pope Valley.—
Santa Rosa Press Democrat,
Mercury News,
25 Aug. 2025
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Temirov was unlawfully deported to Moscow in 2022 in retaliation for his investigative reporting on high-level corruption in the Kyrgyz government, according to Sorensen.—
Ray Long,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Sep. 2025
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Many Iranians wonder why their government spends so much money and effort on picking fights with Israel, the United States, and their allies, rather than on fixing its own corruption.—
Graeme Wood,
The Atlantic,
2 Sep. 2025
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Very little funding has actually been delivered, sources say, in part because Commerce has held up its dispersal.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
27 Aug. 2025
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Even worse, Republicans ended the CTC’s monthly dispersal and actually shrunk how many children can get the CTC by 2 million.—
Debbie Wasserman Schultz,
Sun Sentinel,
19 Aug. 2025
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Unlike conventional luminescent or scattering-based concentrators, which often suffer from visual distortion, low efficiency, and poor scalability, the new CUSC delivers broadband, polarization-selective diffraction and efficient waveguiding while preserving complete visual clarity.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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Its back has a scattering of darker brown-black spots.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
1 Sep. 2025
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“Dissipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipation. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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