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as in degradation
a sinking to a state of low moral standards and behavior
the wasting of a once promising life in dissipation and drunkenness
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as in dispersion
an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
the dissipation of the clouds by the early morning winds
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Recent Examples of dissipation
There's better heat dissipation to improve thermal performance too—by up to 30 percent over the iPhone 15 when gaming on the iPhone 16.
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Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 9 Sep. 2024
And another!) and dialogue that works like polystyrene stuffing, filling the cracks with Modi’s half-baked musings on the happy lives of pigeons or long quotes from Charles Baudelaire, poet and patron saint of dissipation.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
The proceedings seemed terminally petty, an embarrassing dissipation of everyone’s time and resources.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2024
This presents challenges in heat dissipation, especially for high-power applications.
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—Matthew Putman, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 9 Sep. 2024
And another!) and dialogue that works like polystyrene stuffing, filling the cracks with Modi’s half-baked musings on the happy lives of pigeons or long quotes from Charles Baudelaire, poet and patron saint of dissipation.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2024
The proceedings seemed terminally petty, an embarrassing dissipation of everyone’s time and resources.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 12 Sep. 2024
This presents challenges in heat dissipation, especially for high-power applications.
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—Matthew Putman, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissipation
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Risk mitigation: Investors recognize that climate change and environmental degradation pose long-term risks to the financial system and specific sectors.Christer Holloman, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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In addition, there has been some recent degradation of rangeland and pastures, as well as a lack of soil moisture for the establishment of fall-sown crops, including winter wheat, according to the USDA.Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2024
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Recently, that geographic dispersion has tended to favor Republicans, who perform better with rural voters, which is another reason Democrats have become weary of the Electoral College system.Haisten Willis, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 5 Nov. 2024
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Equally on the opportunity side, our business has never been more diverse, more rich in its geographic dispersion.Joelle Diderich, WWD, 15 Oct. 2024
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Topline Investigators specializing in financial crime and corruption raided the Paris office of streaming giant Netflix Tuesday morning, multiple outlets reported, as a simultaneous search took place at the company’s EMEA headquarters in Amsterdam.Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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That ban, which dated to the 1800s, was designed to reduce bribery and corruption during elections, Reuters reported.Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Architects and acousticians take this responsibility seriously, calculating the dispersal of sound waves, evaluating the properties of materials, and finding precise mathematical definitions for intuitive descriptors like clarity, balance, and warmth.Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Oct. 2024
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Replant hillsides, native grasses, and wildflowers with this tool which allows for uniform dispersal which will not only aid in erosion, but also stabilize the soil and promote biodiversity.Kristin Guy, Sunset Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
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Arizona was the first of the presidential battleground states to open early in-person voting sites on Oct. 9, with a scattering of traditional voting centers.DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Advertisement With a scattering of public and private spaces, downtown Los Angeles is perhaps the most park-poor part of the city.Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Dissipation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissipation. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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