dispelled; dispelling
: to drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
dispel a rumor
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Examples of dispel in a Sentence
This report should dispel any doubts you have about the plan.
She made an official statement to dispel any rumors about her retirement.
The experience dispelled some of our fears about the process.
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Harris had sought to dispel concerns about the economy, as the inflation rate has dropped since 2022.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Statistics show that best practices dispel fears about AI: In 2023, developers created 65,000 AI projects on the GitHub platform, two-and-a-half times more than the year before.
—Oleksandr Sheremeta, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Other counties temporarily postponed voting for some 30 minutes while officials dispelled the threat.
Fulton County, where the bomb threats were made, is looking to extend voting hours due to the disturbance.
—Time Staff, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Fourth-quarter woes continue for Chargers defense (Matt York / Associated Press)
While the offense has done little to dispel its preseason question, the defense is still trying to address its own lingering problem.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024
Statistics show that best practices dispel fears about AI: In 2023, developers created 65,000 AI projects on the GitHub platform, two-and-a-half times more than the year before.
—Oleksandr Sheremeta, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Other counties temporarily postponed voting for some 30 minutes while officials dispelled the threat.
Fulton County, where the bomb threats were made, is looking to extend voting hours due to the disturbance.
—Time Staff, TIME, 5 Nov. 2024
Fourth-quarter woes continue for Chargers defense (Matt York / Associated Press)
While the offense has done little to dispel its preseason question, the defense is still trying to address its own lingering problem.
—Thuc Nhi Nguyen, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2024
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“Dispel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dispel. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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