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circumlocution, diffuseness, garrulity, garrulousness, logorrhea, long-windedness, periphrasis, prolixity, redundancy, verbalism, verbiage, verboseness, verbosity, windiness, wordage, wordiness
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Turing predicted that some patterns emerge from the natural diffusion and interactions of proteins whose concentrations regulate each other's production. — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, "Meet the monkeyflower, a weed that may hold the key to zebra stripes and other biological mysteries," 29 Aug. 2019 Many observers, in fact, see the diffusion of power within Maduro’s government as the single biggest barrier to a deal. — Washington Post, "During secret Venezuela talks, Maduro offered new elections. Is it a real breakthrough or a stall?," 18 Aug. 2019 Reporters do not understand the subtle diffusion of decision-making power within the Federal Reserve. — Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, "Edward Lotterman: Hooray for complexity in the Federal Reserve’s structure," 3 Aug. 2019 The second was Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI), which uses the diffusion of water molecules in brain tissue to glean information about tissue integrity and microstructures. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, "Brain imaging weirdness adds to Cuba “health attack” mystery," 24 July 2019 But the same technology also creates an unprecedented ability to constrain or shape the diffusion of information. — The Atlantic, "The Metamorphosis," 11 July 2019 Along with legs-for-days, Dion's look featured a diffusion of gold that arched over lids, brows, and temples, the warming hue punctuated by a heavy application of black eyeliner and ample lashes. — Calin Van Paris, Vogue, "Céline Dion Rules the Met Gala Red Carpet With a Showgirl-Worthy Leg Reveal," 6 May 2019 Today, Polo Ralph Lauren, the heritage brand's diffusion line of preppy staples, is teaming up with FEED Projects on a debut capsule collection. — Nicole Saunders, Harper's BAZAAR, "Polo Ralph Lauren Launches a Charitable Partnership with FEED Projects," 25 July 2019 Most luxury brands create diffusion offerings after launching an upscale product, aiming to democratize their services after catering solely to the 1 percent. — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, "Airbnb Just Launched Luxe—Making Castles, Villas, & More Available For Rent Worldwide," 27 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'diffusion.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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