as in dispersion
an act or process in which something scatters or is scattered
the dispersal of plant seeds in the forests through natural means
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Recent Examples of dispersal
The ants threaten native ant species, which play crucial roles in seed dispersal.
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Researchers have documented large decreases in seed dispersal in forests where Asian needle ants are present.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 10 June 2025
Research has also shown that local native ants are an important part of seed dispersal for some plant and tree species.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 9 June 2025
Given the nation’s economic disparities, there’s been particular concern about a dispersal of Altadena’s long-standing Black community, which is focused on the town’s west side, in part due to a history of segregation and redlining.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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Jenna Sundel, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 June 2025
Researchers have documented large decreases in seed dispersal in forests where Asian needle ants are present.
—Stephen Smith, CBS News, 10 June 2025
Research has also shown that local native ants are an important part of seed dispersal for some plant and tree species.
—Elizabeth Weise, USA Today, 9 June 2025
Given the nation’s economic disparities, there’s been particular concern about a dispersal of Altadena’s long-standing Black community, which is focused on the town’s west side, in part due to a history of segregation and redlining.
—Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispersal
Noun
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By integrating all relevant data into one place, response times are optimized and the dispersion of information across multiple platforms is avoided.—
Jose Luis Gonzalez Rodriguez,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The state could take advantage of technological trends — remote work, for example — to allow for more population dispersion.—
Joel Kotkin,
The Mercury News,
22 Feb. 2025
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Its back has orange and gray markings with a scattering of darker brown blotches.—
Aspen Pflughoeft
Updated July 9,
Miami Herald,
9 July 2025
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From traditional burials to the scattering of one's ashes at sea, the methods for the deceased to be honored are as varied as the cultures that comprise our world.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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“Dispersal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispersal. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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