as in dispersed
to cause (members of a group) to move widely apart
the sudden downpour dispelled the throng of street revelers
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Recent Examples of dispelled
Up close and personal Any sadness at leaving the gorillas behind was quickly dispelled by the journey to our next destination.
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Holden Frith, TheWeek, 9 Jan. 2026
Seattle stormed back to tie it in the third, any notion that the Wild were going to be happy with a road point was quickly dispelled.
—Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2026
Olie’s explanation had dispelled her fear and eased her mind.
—Literary Hub, 7 Jan. 2026
Iran’s success in securing this agreement was primarily the result of high turnout in the 2013 presidential election, which dispelled illusions in the United States and Europe about the imminent collapse of the Islamic Republic—illusions that dated to Iran’s post-2009 election unrest.
—Mohammad Javad Zarif, Foreign Affairs, 22 Dec. 2025
Texas Tech Chairman of the Board of Regents and booster Cody Campbell dispelled the rumor.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Dec. 2025
Speaking Thursday to the CNBC Delivering Alpha conference, Erdoes dispelled worries over valuation, saying that AI is presenting opportunities not fully appreciated or understood yet.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 13 Nov. 2025
In her work, Warner has dispelled myths such as the one that indigenous people, astonished by modern technologies, believed that cameras stole their souls.
—David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
While the women have long dispelled rumors of any bad blood between them, unconvinced fans reignited conflict rumors in February 2023 after an infamous eyebrow debacle.
—Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dispelled
dispersed
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The four-cup collection also features one special Golden Fan Cup design, 3,000 of which will be randomly dispersed for sale across restaurants nationwide.—
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Randomly dispersed among the cups nationwide will be 3,000 Golden Fan Cups.—
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“Dispelled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dispelled. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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