DISPERSING Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

dispersing

verb

present participle of disperse

as in dissipating

to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole the crowd dispersed once the show ended

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as in scattering

to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart the family of the missing woman dispersed searchers to all corners of the national park

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as in dissolving

to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization the campaign staff dispersed almost immediately after the election

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Recent Examples of dispersing 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 The brave new world of synthetic biology, in other words, is radically democratizing and dispersing access to the tools used to make bioweapons. — Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 The star will eventually die, destroying the lion and dispersing all the gas and dust into interstellar space. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026 The bank also called in the federal government, with FBI agents dispersing to Bellum’s Burbank high-rise and the bank’s offices. — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 Birds are valuable contributors to nature’s harmony, providing essential ecological services such as eating insects, dispersing seeds, and pollinating plants. — Tanya Edwards, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026 As troopers responded to the scene, video showed vehicles rapidly dispersing as drivers and spectators rushed back to their cars, the report said. — Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The same number of stars will be in the league, and better dispersing them throughout all 30 markets could help revive interest across the country. — Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

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With time dissipating memories of Lahti’s final days, there are few living people left to put into context the rumors of the bar fight, and even a less likely chance that the assailant is still alive.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
Parton was the standard-bearer of a dissipating breed of superstar.

— Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026

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Dark, light-absorbing particles turn into light-scattering particles, transforming dark, dense plumes into the milky white haze seen drifting across the eastern skies.

— Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026
Let your originality help the group without scattering the agenda.

— Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026

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Swedish textile recycler Renewcell filed for bankruptcy in 2024 after struggling to ramp sales of its Circulose dissolving pulp quickly enough to support its industrial-scale facility.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 28 Aug. 2026
The president directed McMahon to put herself out of a job by dissolving the department using all necessary steps permitted by law.

— Arthur Jones II, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of dissolving

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In northern Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts, Russian forces are reportedly disbanding some tank battalions and reallocating younger servicemembers to drone units, while assigning other personnel to assault units.

— Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Kennedy, a leading voice in the anti-vaccine movement, took several steps that ran counter to CDC research and recommendations, including disbanding an expert advisory committee and appointing his own panel that included vaccine skeptics.

— Mike Stobbe, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

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As the conflict grinds on, Trump’s talk of finding a quick end to the war also appears to be fading.

— Aamer Madhani, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
European banks have shaken off a weak first quarter to notch solid share price gains in the year to date, but Citi analysts warn their momentum may be fading.

— Jenni Reid, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

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