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 In contrast, peregrine falcons that breed in Alaska migrate almost directly south, dispersing across the Americas to wintering grounds that extend as far as southern South America. — Amy L. Scarpignato, The Conversation, 16 Oct. 2026 Israeli troops later arrived in Abu Falah and drove up to the village after dispersing the crowd in the olive groves. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 Other finds suggested that rather than dispersing, at least some of the town’s citizenry moved to Lauriacum along with the military. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Last year, Vought mandated that the NIH fund grants in their entirety up front, rather than dispersing funds on a yearly basis. — STAT, 23 Sep. 2026 By dispersing weapons across submarines, aircraft, land forces, unmanned systems, and allied bases, the United States could create multiple threats that China would have to account for simultaneously. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026 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

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During the filming of an explosion scene featuring him alongside his co-star Leonard Nimoy, the stage doors were accidentally left closed, preventing the blast from dissipating properly.

— Ashley Hume , Larry Fink, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
The storm then roared into Alabama with tropical-force winds before dissipating farther north.

— CBS News, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026

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Eventually, committee members discussed dissolving the committee or resigning from the board if Zuckerberg wouldn’t make concessions for the benefit of all Class A shareholders.

— Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Figures emerge from his signature black background, their silhouettes resolving and dissolving amid legato drips and vigorous brushwork.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026

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The truck drives south, then west on Highway 46 through fields of almond trees and roses, before disappearing into an industrial zone near the farming center of Wasco.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2026
The band works its way around the stage with drummer Lars Ulrich’s drum kits disappearing into its bowels and a different kit appearing at another vantage point.

— Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2026

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After Cobain’s death, Novoselic formed the band Sweet 75 in 1994, which released one album before disbanding in 2000, followed by Eyes Adrift, which also released one album before disbanding in early 2003.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 27 Sep. 2026
The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys — before disbanding for a half-decade in the mid-2010s.

— Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 13 Sep. 2026

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Fighting autocracy and inequality The Ford Foundation frames its new plan as its answer to rising autocracy, widening inequality, and fading public trust.

— Sydney Lake, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
In Brazil, Lula also faces fading support even among parts of his base as the economic backdrop looks different from the one that accompanied his first presidency.

— Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

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