as in disperses
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
the sudden downpour dispelled the throng of street revelers
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Recent Examples of dispels
Wicked, another Broadway powerhouse, famously lost in that category, but that hardly dispels the correlation between Tony awards and staying power, seeing as Wicked won in three other categories.
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Katie North,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
A little light dispels the darkness.
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CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
Even before entering, the smell of baking dispels the predawn chill and darkness.
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Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
The popularity of Bar Panisse perhaps dispels one fear the restaurateurs might’ve had – that the place would be shunned by the community, after Waters terminated the lease of longtime tapas restaurant Cesar to make space for her new endeavor.
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John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
One more clean game against a top defense dispels that narrative, and probably wins him a Super Bowl at 28 years old.
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Noah Furtado,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Feb. 2026
Levich also dispels claims that surrogacy exploits women.
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Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
During an on-stage demonstration at this year’s CES convention in Las Vegas, Boston Dynamics showed off the agility of its humanoid Atlas robot — albeit with an unnerving degree of freedom of movement that dispels the illusion of a human entity.
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Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
7 Jan. 2026
Vital Convenience Taylor Farms dispels the myth that convenience means compromising quality.
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William Jones,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Katie North,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
A little light dispels the darkness.
—
CBS News,
15 Mar. 2026
Even before entering, the smell of baking dispels the predawn chill and darkness.
—
Liam Denning,
Bloomberg,
12 Mar. 2026
The popularity of Bar Panisse perhaps dispels one fear the restaurateurs might’ve had – that the place would be shunned by the community, after Waters terminated the lease of longtime tapas restaurant Cesar to make space for her new endeavor.
—
John Metcalfe,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
One more clean game against a top defense dispels that narrative, and probably wins him a Super Bowl at 28 years old.
—
Noah Furtado,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Feb. 2026
Levich also dispels claims that surrogacy exploits women.
—
Sarah Jones,
PEOPLE,
3 Feb. 2026
During an on-stage demonstration at this year’s CES convention in Las Vegas, Boston Dynamics showed off the agility of its humanoid Atlas robot — albeit with an unnerving degree of freedom of movement that dispels the illusion of a human entity.
—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
7 Jan. 2026
Vital Convenience Taylor Farms dispels the myth that convenience means compromising quality.
—
William Jones,
Freep.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispels
disperses
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The gaming giants have given more than $40 million in the past year to a political action committee called Win for America, which then disperses the cash to affiliated, hyper-partisan super PACs that try to influence state races around the country.
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Hot conditions will persist across Texas, with highs near or above seasonal norms, but skies should gradually clear from south to north as the Saharan plume disperses.
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“Dispels.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispels. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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