“Police initially launched pepper balls, which contain powder with an irritant that disperses quickly, that were unsuccessful in reducing the crowd size,” university officials said in a statement.
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Disperses
Synonyms for "disperses" (300 found)
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Strong matches (90)
Verb(25 words)
demolishdesolatedesparpledestroydevastatediscussdisgregatedisintegratedisparkledisparpledisperpledisseminatedissipatedissolvedotdustdwindleeliminateeradicateerase
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departdeploydetachdeviatediedie awaydie outdiffractdiffusedisappeardisbanddisbursedischargedisintegratedisjoindismissdisorganizedispeldispensedispose
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dispreaddisruptdisseminatedissipatedissolvedistortdistributedivergedivertdividedivvydo a fade-outdoglegdoledole outdwindleeaseease offemanateerodeevanesceevaporateexitexpandextendfadefade awayfade outfanfan outfissionflarefleeflightflyfragmentfreegivegive outgogo awaygo separate waysgo up in smokegrindhairpin
Related words (150)
Verb(50 words)
hideissueleave no traceleave the scenelet golet uplooseloosenmake mincemeat ofmeasuremeasure outmeltmelt awaymetemete outmincemuster outopenopen upoutspread
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outstretchovergrowoverrunoverscatteroversowoverspreadparcelparcel outpartpart companypartitionpasspass aroundpass awaypass outpay outperishportionportion outpropagatepublishpullpulverizeradiateramifyrationrayrefractrelaxreleaseresolveretailretire from sightroutsend awaysend offseparateshattershiversinksink awayskewslackslack offslackensmashsmash upsowsow broadcastsplaysplintersplit upspoonspoon outspraddlespranglesprawlsprayspreadspread like wildfirespread outsquashsquishstrewsuffer an eclipseturntwistunfoldunglueunleashunstickuttervanishvanish from sightwarpwastewaste awaywear awaywidenzigzag
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Sample sentences
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The sky is mostly overcast in the morning, but the cloud disperses in the afternoon.
Source: tatoeba (9440263)
Copley said that by studying the deep-sea vents and their animal colonies, scientists can better understand how marine life disperses and evolves in the deep ocean. He noted that in the coming years, the ecosystem will see an increasing human presence, in the form of deep-sea fishing, oil and gas extraction and mining operations.
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