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dissipating

NOUN
distribution
Synonyms
STRONGEST
circulation delivery disposal dissemination handling marketing sharing trading transport transportation
STRONG
administration allotment apportioning apportionment assessment assigning dealing diffusion dispensation dispersal division dole mailing partition partitioning propagation rationing scattering spreading
WEAK
alloting circulating disposing handing out prorating
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hold keeping retention
STRONG
juncture unity
WEAK
collection gathering hoard hoarding maintenance store

Example Sentences

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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

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

The loss against League Two opposition marks a new low for the Premier League side under Amorim and any optimism evident prior to the new campaign is already dissipating.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

Rather than dissipating the romantic tension, that check only served to heighten it.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 4, 2024

Conor looked wide-eyed from the monster to his backyard, which was reemerging from the dissipating mist.

From "A Monster Calls" by Patrick Ness