dissipate
Example Sentences
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The power they had in qualification dissipated during the warm-up games.
From BBC
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
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