diffuse
Example Sentences
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The heated confrontation between the defensive duo was sparked by the concession of a late goal and diffused by the Gunners' backroom staff.
From BBC
As MacGruber, a riff on the equal parts cheesy and crafty ’80s television hero MacGyver, Forte attempted to diffuse a ticking time bomb while being distracted by the possible release of the Epstein files.
From Salon
The diffuse structure of nonlinear novels engaged readers in a new and unexpected way, inviting them to piece together scattered episodes in the manner of a jigsaw puzzle.
The suspension of assembly lines at JLR hit a diffuse network of suppliers, many of them small and financially fragile, that ship parts to its factories.
Its west-facing windows diffuse the room with a coat of hazy light.
From Los Angeles Times
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