1
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
Many aircraft are now equipped with accelerometers and send objective measurements of air disturbances, known as eddy dissipation rate, back to a central platform.
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Jim Foerster, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Turbulence can be measured by the eddy dissipation rate (EDR), a numerical representation of the intensity of the turbulence.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Some have questioned whether the slim design of the phone could mean a drop in battery capacity and heat dissipation.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
In other words, extravagant costumes, elaborate floats, joyful music and dancing, street parades, lots of drinking and enough dissipation to last until the next one are the ingredients for a legendary Carnival.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Jim Foerster, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
Turbulence can be measured by the eddy dissipation rate (EDR), a numerical representation of the intensity of the turbulence.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
Some have questioned whether the slim design of the phone could mean a drop in battery capacity and heat dissipation.
—Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
In other words, extravagant costumes, elaborate floats, joyful music and dancing, street parades, lots of drinking and enough dissipation to last until the next one are the ingredients for a legendary Carnival.
—Cecilia Rodriguez, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipation
Noun
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Food production alone is the leading driver of deforestation, land degradation, and wildlife extinction.—
Sylvana Quader Sinha,
Forbes.com,
30 July 2025
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Similarly, some brands are also offering waterless formulas to help protect the volatile ingredient from degradation.—
Adam Hurly,
Robb Report,
29 July 2025
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There are also multiple bills targeting pharmacy benefit managers, the middleman of the prescription drug dispersion industry.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
3 July 2025
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By integrating all relevant data into one place, response times are optimized and the dispersion of information across multiple platforms is avoided.—
Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Check if the customer database can be fully restored within a 24-hour recovery time after simulated data corruption.—
AllBusiness,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Democrats had controlled the White House from 1933 until 1952, when Republican Dwight Eisenhower, a World War II leader who promised to end the Korean War and to uproot corruption in Washington, beat their lackluster presidential candidate, Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson.—
Time,
Time,
23 July 2025
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These grasses can be spread through natural dispersal or by human activity.—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
15 July 2025
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For one cucumber species though, seed dispersal is a bit more explosive.—
Monica Cull,
Discover Magazine,
8 July 2025
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He and the first lady were cheered upon their arrival at MetLife Stadium, but when he was shown on the video screens during the pre-game national anthem, Trump received a scattering of boos.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
14 July 2025
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Onlookers helped gather the scattering sheets for him and stuffed them, disheveled, back into the folder.—
John Carlisle,
Freep.com,
11 July 2025
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“Dissipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipation. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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