diffuse

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The physical act of twirling noodles while discussing something as monumental as coming out diffuses the tension just enough for honesty to survive.

From Salon

According to the model, this fermionic dark matter would naturally form a very dense and compact central core, surrounded by a much larger and more diffuse halo.

From Science Daily

While few dispute the potential for AI to remake the business-software sector—along with virtually every facet of the economy—most believe the impacts will be more diffuse and delayed than this week’s selloff suggested.

From The Wall Street Journal

Mona Yacoubian, director of the Middle East program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, said Iran "is inordinately more complex than Venezuela," with more diffuse centers of power.

From Barron's

"Dark matter forms relatively diffuse clumps which are still much denser than the average density of the universe," says Gurian, a Perimeter postdoctoral fellow and co-author of the study.

From Science Daily