dispelled; dispelling
: to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
dispel a rumor
Examples of dispel in a Sentence
This report should dispel any doubts you have about the plan.
She made an official statement to dispel any rumors about her retirement.
The experience dispelled some of our fears about the process.
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In outpacing even most private-sector calculations, the INDEC inflation figure published Tuesday dispelled concerns — at least for now — that the government was cooking the books in any way comparable to his predecessors.
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Isabel Debre, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
But though more recent evidence has suggested otherwise, it’s been hard to dispel the old theory, particularly because remnants of boats and fishing supplies—made from organic materials—were largely missing from the archaeological record.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
The Cleveland Clinic even asked a doctor to dispel the rumor.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
And the Livonia Police Department responded to growing worry recently on Facebook, to dispel rumors swirling that the office was actively working with ICE and Customs and Border Patrol to enforce immigration laws.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 6 Feb. 2026
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Isabel Debre, Fortune, 11 Feb. 2026
But though more recent evidence has suggested otherwise, it’s been hard to dispel the old theory, particularly because remnants of boats and fishing supplies—made from organic materials—were largely missing from the archaeological record.
—K. R. Callaway, Scientific American, 9 Feb. 2026
The Cleveland Clinic even asked a doctor to dispel the rumor.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 8 Feb. 2026
And the Livonia Police Department responded to growing worry recently on Facebook, to dispel rumors swirling that the office was actively working with ICE and Customs and Border Patrol to enforce immigration laws.
—Beki San Martin, Freep.com, 6 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for dispel
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“Dispel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispel. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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