dispel

Innuendo leaves a lingering stink that’s harder to dispel.

From Slate ● Jul. 17, 2026

Even the picturesque beaches and striking sunsets couldn’t dispel the tension among the members of Earth, Wind & Fire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

Widow’s Bay’s founders damned themselves and all their descendants by burying their iniquity instead of living with it long enough to dispel it and learn from that mistake.

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2026

As Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office tried to dispel misinformation about California’s ballot tabulation process, the statement also said, “For the record: we wish the votes were counted faster, too.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 14, 2026

During deep meditation it is possible to dispel time, to see simultaneously all the past, present and future, and then everything is good, everything is perfect, everything is Brahman.

From "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse

A guru is one who dispels illusions, and there is perhaps no illusion so insistent, or potentially more harmful to the individual, than the illusion that he will live forever.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

The report also dispels a common view that guns are mainly owned by rural residents.

From BBC ● Dec. 19, 2025

For trans people like me, having an accurate ID dispels the daily fear of being outed when asked to present identification.

From Slate ● Feb. 21, 2025

A newly published copy of his death certificate dispels much of the mystery: According to that document, Valenzuela’s underlying cause of death was possibly related to a liver disease and liver failure.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024

Then I remember reading Horatio’s letter, and despair, like a cold wind, dispels the momentary peace.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein

But we know that’s just an illusion, one that is dispelled by looking inside the machine.

From Slate ● May 25, 2026

Well, thank you for speaking to me today and hopefully we've dispelled a few myths.

From BBC ● May 2, 2026

But "lawmakers are not fooled", said Iteanu, as enthusiasm for AI has not dispelled public wariness about its potential consequences.

From Barron's ● Apr. 25, 2026

In a recent blog post, Yardeni characterizes the current worries as ”AI derangement,” a fear that eventually will be dispelled.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 1, 2026

In the days that followed, the reversion to a strict shift system dispelled the sense of floating timelessness of those first twenty-four hours.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan

Our findings show clear benefits in key areas of healthy ageing, while also dispelling some of the myths surrounding its use.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 5, 2026

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said he recently held a 2-½-hour meeting with Khamenei, in a public message that appeared aimed at dispelling questions about whether the new leader is indeed alive and running the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026

The visual crispness of this L.A. premiere goes a long way toward dispelling doubts that the Pantages is the wrong venue for this ensemble drama.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 12, 2025

But, she said, the more time providers have to spend dispelling myths about Tylenol, the less time they have to discuss other important health issues.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2025

This had the immediate effect of dispelling the slight tension that had built in the room while Mr Harry Smith had been speaking.

From "The Remains of the Day" by Kazuo Ishiguro