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dissipate

[dis-uh-payt] / ˈdɪs əˌpeɪt /




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“The pattern keeps repeating—initial enthusiasm when negotiations appear promising, only for that optimism to dissipate just as quickly,” analysts at ING said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

A column of black smoke rose over the Miramar air station early Friday, according to images captured on Alert California cameras, but the fire appeared to dissipate quickly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

When Morocco's energy started to dissipate, it became a contest.

From BBC ● Jun. 20, 2026

The International Monetary Fund chief on Monday welcomed the ceasefire agreement between the United States and Iran, but warned it would take time for energy and other supply disruptions to dissipate.

From Barron's ● Jun. 15, 2026

I said things like “I don’t know how Dad got that idea” and “Dad must have misheard me,” hoping that if I rejected their percipience, they would simply dissipate.

From "Educated" by Tara Westover

Holmes remarks that she hadn’t thought about it until now, and the tension lifts as her frustration dissipates.

From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2026

Soccer’s governing body takes the heat, making a bet that once games begin and international mania takes over, the fury dissipates.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026

Additionally, Goldman Sachs predicts that central bank demand will remain a fundamental pillar of support, averaging about 60 metric tons monthly, once price volatility dissipates.

From MarketWatch ● Apr. 2, 2026

Boron arsenide has the potential to revolutionize electronics and semiconductor technology by providing a material that both dissipates heat effectively and performs as a high-quality semiconductor.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2025

She runs a hand along the iron cauldron and most of the rainwater within it turns to steam, rising in a soft cloud that dissipates into the fog.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

So maybe the sting has not dissipated, not after the Brewers so rudely swept the Dodgers in the National League Championship Series.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

If their stop in Thailand does the trick, any frustration they may feel over their unexpectedly long and tough mission may have dissipated by the time they get home.

From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026

"The spirit of Anchorage has dissipated," said Russian political analyst Fyodor Lukyanov -- close to the ruling elite -- in August.

From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026

Incident traffic has dissipated substantially in the past years, it noted, with 45 incidents reported in 2024, 19 in 2025, and three since the beginning of 2026.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Despite his booming voice, his words dissipated in the cavern, echoing until they sounded small and insignificant.

From "The Mark of Athena" by Rick Riordan

While the colder climate of space holds appeal for some backers of the galactic data-center vision, “there’s no airflow,” Huang noted, which could present challenges when it comes to dissipating heat.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 25, 2026

"It helped me channel my perfectionism, taking it out of the dark and into the light and dissipating that shame."

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

"The gas behaves like a perfect conductor; even though countless collisions occur between the atoms, quantities like mass and energy flow freely, without dissipating into the system."

From Science Daily ● Jan. 7, 2026

For a while, investors cheered the dissipating fog, with the Nasdaq composite surging as much as 2.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

She felt the energy of the ghosts dissipating.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo


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