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dissipate

[dis-uh-peyt] / ˈdɪs əˌpeɪt /




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Reynolds’ impostor syndrome didn’t dissipate once she got to set, particularly as Episode 2 pits Alice against Rebecca.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

Whether Microsoft’s report will cause “bear concerns” to dissipate is still up for debate.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

At the same time, most thought that the Fed could keep interest rates where they are, or eventually lower them, if inflation pressures dissipate relatively soon, according to minutes of the meeting released Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 8, 2026

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

From BBC Jun. 20, 2026

Their calls first start all together and slow and then pick up speed and volume until they finally dissipate to separate voices and rounds of hand clapping and cheers.

From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee

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

Six years on, the sand has moved up and down the coast as well as offshore, creating a small bar that dissipates the energy of the waves.

From BBC Jun. 5, 2025

The energy crackling at the edges dissipates, leaving the faint smell of gasoline.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

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

If there was any bad blood between Paxton and Middleton over these clashes, it seems to have dissipated in the years since.

From Salon May 23, 2026

The soap-bubble fantasy of Ms. Lemann’s New Orleans rather calls to mind the Hundred Acre Wood, if Christopher Robin were a gentle, dissipated loafer in a wrinkled seersucker suit.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

Cheers, Vivian Winter Excitement dissipated some of the melancholy of the conversation about Dill and Travis.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner

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

Services prices increased at a slightly slower pace following three straight months of faster rises, indicating some key price pressures in the currency area are dissipating.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 7, 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

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

Cornelius emerged from the dissipating mist and puffed out his throat.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste




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