as in diffuseness
the use of too many words to express an idea
the author's tendency toward diffusion makes the novel a tedious read
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Recent Examples of diffusion
The same trends of cord-cutting and social media diffusion are affecting Canadian broadcasters and streamers.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 June 2025
Sur believes that management has good visibility for solid growth through calendar year 2026, backed by recent mega data center deals (including those with UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Taiwan) and the end of the diffusion rule.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 8 June 2025
And there’d be no diffusion and none of that in Buffalo, for example.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Like other modern video generation models, Veo 3 is built on diffusion technology—the same approach that powers image generators like Stable Diffusion and Flux.
—ArsTechnica, 29 May 2025
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 19 June 2025
Sur believes that management has good visibility for solid growth through calendar year 2026, backed by recent mega data center deals (including those with UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Taiwan) and the end of the diffusion rule.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 8 June 2025
And there’d be no diffusion and none of that in Buffalo, for example.
—Mark Hughes, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
Like other modern video generation models, Veo 3 is built on diffusion technology—the same approach that powers image generators like Stable Diffusion and Flux.
—ArsTechnica, 29 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for diffusion
repetition
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For example, listening skills are widely accepted as a core management competency, but deep listening techniques, such as listening for repetition, intentions, and expectations, take time to master.—
Anna Shields,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Matos is a longshot to make the 53-man roster but got a decent amount of repetitions Wednesday.—
Chris Perkins,
Sun Sentinel,
23 July 2025
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“Diffusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diffusion. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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