dissipate
Example Sentences
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Investors have become wary again and the optimism on markets evident earlier in the week has dissipated.
“It is the opinion of the Ford Motor Company that automobile exhaust gases are dissipated in the atmosphere quickly and do not present an air pollution problem.”
From Los Angeles Times
The bullish analysts may be wrong, and the wave of demand for networking solutions may dissipate.
From Barron's
All season, coach Andre Chevalier deployed a nine-player deep roster of stars, and the depth showed up again as the shock of losing Adams began to dissipate.
From Los Angeles Times
The bright sunshine could not dissipate the heavy atmosphere of grief that loomed over the village of Suhenso in western Ghana when we visited last month.
From BBC
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