as in diffuseness
the use of too many words to express an idea
the author's tendency toward diffusion makes the novel a tedious read
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Recent Examples of diffusion
Earlier this week, the Commerce Department officially rescinded the Biden administration’s AI diffusion rule that would have placed caps on chip sales to most countries around the world.
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Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 15 May 2025
The decision to scrap the AI diffusion rule, on the other hand, is a helpful one in the short run — reflected by Nvidia’s 3% pop in the final hour of trading Wednesday.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 May 2025
The trip coincides with the enforcement deadline for the AI diffusion rule—a regulation introduced in late 2024 aimed at preventing sensitive chip technology from reaching adversarial nations or being rerouted through Gulf countries.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Three criteria – depth, diffusion, and duration – need to be met individually to some degree to formally identify a recession, according to the NBER.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Miranda Nazzaro, The Hill, 15 May 2025
The decision to scrap the AI diffusion rule, on the other hand, is a helpful one in the short run — reflected by Nvidia’s 3% pop in the final hour of trading Wednesday.
—Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 8 May 2025
The trip coincides with the enforcement deadline for the AI diffusion rule—a regulation introduced in late 2024 aimed at preventing sensitive chip technology from reaching adversarial nations or being rerouted through Gulf countries.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025
Three criteria – depth, diffusion, and duration – need to be met individually to some degree to formally identify a recession, according to the NBER.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diffusion
repetition
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The dog learns through repetition and rewards to associate smell with a person and follow the scent, building up in distance and the scent’s duration.—
Jan Goldsmith,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 May 2025
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And after 46 days competing, the contest – the largest online chess game ever held, according to Chess.com – ended in a draw after 32 moves when the public forced a threefold repetition in a queen endgame to earn a half-point for either side.—
Ben Morse,
CNN Money,
21 May 2025
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“Diffusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diffusion. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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