DIFFUSING Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

diffusing

verb

present participle of diffuse

as in dispersing

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The Retired Police Canine Foundation was selected as the recipient of these funds and is in charge of dispersing them to handlers across the state.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026
Open clusters are young clusters of stars that were born together and are now gradually dispersing, and Auriga’s open clusters are some of the best and brightest of their kind in the night sky.

— Gemma Lavender, Space.com, 19 Aug. 2026

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Leaders of the Christian faith spoke out about dispelling Lang's claims.

— Heath Kalb, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
The public is both fascinated and afraid of injections, but dispelling the rumors that a massive needle could go as deep as your bone goes a long way in vaccine adoption.

— Adam Goodcoff, STAT, 13 May 2026

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If a black hole had a secret identity as an imperfect, energy-dissipating, viscous fluid, then an effective field theory for imperfect, energy-dissipating, viscous fluids should exist, too.

— Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026
Fears about the decline of the big-screen experience amid the rise of at-home streaming seem to have begun dissipating.

— David Sims, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

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What’s next in the refresher battle Starbucks refreshers are already branching well beyond basic fruit-and-lemonade territory.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026
By cutting the trunk backwe open up what will become the center of the canopy and encourage branching lower down along the trunk.

— Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026

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The map shows other towers close by, each radiating a string that is fastened to the map when other towers radio in readings.

— Robert Sullivan, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
The first breathtaking photos of totality for the total solar eclipse 2026 are pouring in, revealing incredible views of the sun's atmosphere radiating out from behind the moon's colossal silhouette.

— Anthony Wood, Space.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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