disperse
Example Sentences
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Iran's Fars news agency said "sporadic gatherings" took place around the bazaar during an afternoon shutdown, with police dispersing the protest and demonstrators scattering into the alleyways nearby.
From Barron's
When their home burned, the family had to disperse to different rentals, so they now pay double to cover housing and bills.
The disappearance of the original object, now labeled Fomalhaut cs1, supports the idea that it was a dust cloud slowly dispersing after a collision.
From Science Daily
The added devices give any unexpected electricity on the line more places to disperse into the ground, making them less likely to spark a fire.
From Los Angeles Times
He insists the railways will continue to find creative ways to counter the threat: conducting faster repairs, dispersing locomotives in various locations and dispatching replacement buses when segments of the network are down.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
