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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
Published in the journal Science, the study points out that the efficient heat dissipation is fundamentally limited by intrinsic scattering mechanisms that cap the thermal conductivity of metallic materials such as copper to ~ 400 Watts per meter Kelvin.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 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
The central bank's economic staff cited fiscal policy, easier financial conditions and a dissipation of the tariff impact as growth drivers through 2028, minutes of the meeting released last week show.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2026
The net result would be the dissipation of the beam's energy.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 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
The central bank's economic staff cited fiscal policy, easier financial conditions and a dissipation of the tariff impact as growth drivers through 2028, minutes of the meeting released last week show.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2026
The net result would be the dissipation of the beam's energy.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 5 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipation
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The cold can also freeze liquids, crack containers and prompt chemical degradation.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
26 Jan. 2026
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Grave of the Fireflies is about the horrors and degradations of war.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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In today’s environment, dispersion between winners and losers is widening, creating a fertile landscape for alpha generation.—
Carrie McCabe,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Showing little propulsive momentum at the index level and under the sway of wide dispersion among stocks and sectors, this churning phase has left investor positioning and attitudes shy of dangerous extremes.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
5 Jan. 2026
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But health policy experts have warned the new strategy carries risks for corruption and missing the most vulnerable people.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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Under Erdoğan’s orders, prosecutors used charges of corruption, bribery, and support for terrorism to arrest Istanbul’s mayor and more than 100 other administrators of the Istanbul municipality.—
Kaya Genç,
The Dial,
3 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles police arrested multiple violent agitators after issuing dispersal orders as protests erupted across the city Friday evening.—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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The Los Angeles Police Department issued a dispersal order for the area of Alameda Street between Union Station and 1st Street.—
Alene Tchekmedyian,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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To address the challenge, the researchers turned to neutron scattering.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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This phenomenon happens because blue light undergoes stronger atmospheric scattering than red light, and as a result, red is the most dominant color as sunlight passes through our atmosphere and reaches the moon.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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“Dissipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipation. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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