disperses

present tense third-person singular of disperse
1
as in dissipates
to go off in different directions and cease to exist as a body or unified whole the crowd dispersed once the show ended

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3
as in disbands
to cease to exist or cause to cease to exist as a group or organization the campaign staff dispersed almost immediately after the election

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Recent Examples of disperses Dark skies as a natural resource After Kelsey speaks, the crowd disperses to already set-up array of telescopes. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026 The transfer station disperses collected waste to Waste Management facilities. — Caden Perry, jsonline.com, 3 Sep. 2026 Used in the group’s previous drone research, this landing gear disperses energy to reduce impact and overcomes multiple engineering challenges. — Tim Hornyak, IEEE Spectrum, 18 Aug. 2026 As the Night Court’s Inner Circle disperses far and wide, desperate for any advantage against Koschei and his mighty allies, peace hangs by a fragile thread. — Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026 This one has built-in UPF 50-plus sun protection and HydroFreeze X technology that wicks and disperses sweat, using moisture and airflow to create a cooling effect. — Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 14 Aug. 2026 The Shark Lab eliminated sight (limited horizontal visibility) and odor (disperses too quickly in water) as the reason a shark might react from so far away. — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 The sounds of fighting draw closer; the dinner party disperses. — Literary Hub, 14 July 2026 The gaming giants have given more than $40 million in the past year to a political action committee called Win for America, which then disperses the cash to affiliated, hyper-partisan super PACs that try to influence state races around the country. — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disperses
Verb
  • Then life returns to normal, the energy dissipates, and those hours in shul leave little mark on the year itself.
    — Risa Polansky Shiman, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026
  • The outside consultants explained that the most common reason for white, cloudy water is dissolved air, which is harmless and can be tested by filling a glass and waiting a couple of minutes to see if the cloudiness dissipates.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 5 Aug. 2026
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  • The most powerful visual effect is the ashy remains of the playground victims, still intact—until a shock wave scatters the ashes to the wind.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
  • During the eclipse, Earth’s shadow will appear reddish orange on the lunar surface because of the way Earth’s atmosphere scatters light from the sun.
    — Denise Chow, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026
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  • And once the dog is found, the Search Party network disbands.
    — Mike Feibus, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • DiCaprio plays Bob, a revolutionary in hiding with his teen daughter (Chase Infiniti) after his activist group the French 75 disbands in chaos.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The next shift is to build continuity around the product itself, and its ownership… For brands, a product no longer disappears after the first sale.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • First, a Portuguese fishing vessel disappears without a trace.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
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  • After her brief talk, the music starts up — an ethereal, energetic mix of electronica, African rhythms and pop — and the circle dissolves into free-form dance.
    — Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
  • As for the cleansing properties, there’s a hefty 50% concentration of soybean oil that provides a satisfying slip and dissolves makeup, sunscreen, and excess sebum on the spot.
    — Sarah Han, Allure, 24 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Community organizations spent decades cultivating wealthy baby boomer donors, and so that connection fades with each generation removed from the original donors.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Its manganese spins continue fluctuating in preferred directions after long-range magnetic order fades.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026

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“Disperses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disperses. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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