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as in disseminates
to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people
circulate the plans for the new stadium around town to get people's reaction
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as in whispers
to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy
circulated a rumor that someone was about to be fired
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as in spreads
to become known
the prince denies the story about an extramarital affair that's been circulating in the tabloids
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Recent Examples of circulates
Its vertical and horizontal dual oscillation, coupled with an airflow range of up to 50 feet, efficiently circulates air in any direction.
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ABC News, 16 May 2026
While Mullen’s work circulates primarily through podcasts and online clips, SNL remains one of the most powerful amplifiers of funny.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
At the same time, federal scrutiny of digital health communication and advertising has increased, particularly as more medically inaccurate information circulates through social platforms outside traditional channels.
—Adam Goodcoff, STAT, 13 May 2026
Sporadic outbreaks of hantavirus infections could occur again in the future, particularly in areas where the virus naturally circulates in rodent populations.
—Alice Politi, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
Dwinal-Palisch suggests that this shift encourages a more nuanced examination of how value circulates through the workforce.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Since warm air rises, this pulls it down from the ceiling and gently circulates it through the room.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Plus, the three-stage filtration system captures common airborne particles, while its 360-degree air intake efficiently pulls in and circulates air in rooms of up to 1,800 square feet.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Glucose is a type of sugar that circulates in the bloodstream after being absorbed from food.
—Liao Yue, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
ABC News, 16 May 2026
While Mullen’s work circulates primarily through podcasts and online clips, SNL remains one of the most powerful amplifiers of funny.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
At the same time, federal scrutiny of digital health communication and advertising has increased, particularly as more medically inaccurate information circulates through social platforms outside traditional channels.
—Adam Goodcoff, STAT, 13 May 2026
Sporadic outbreaks of hantavirus infections could occur again in the future, particularly in areas where the virus naturally circulates in rodent populations.
—Alice Politi, Vanity Fair, 12 May 2026
Dwinal-Palisch suggests that this shift encourages a more nuanced examination of how value circulates through the workforce.
—Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 11 May 2026
Since warm air rises, this pulls it down from the ceiling and gently circulates it through the room.
—Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 4 May 2026
Plus, the three-stage filtration system captures common airborne particles, while its 360-degree air intake efficiently pulls in and circulates air in rooms of up to 1,800 square feet.
—Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
Glucose is a type of sugar that circulates in the bloodstream after being absorbed from food.
—Liao Yue, The Conversation, 28 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circulates
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Irrespective of how the threat is made, the agency's Protective Intelligence division examines and disseminates general threat intelligence to the entire agency.—
Donald J. Mihalek,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Much of that money has been routed through a nonprofit judicial advocacy group Leo founded — now called The 85 Fund — which both receives and disseminates Leo’s funding.—
Abrahm Lustgarten,
ProPublica,
7 Apr. 2026
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This isn’t a grabby, attention seeker of a film, but a quiet, watchful sort of movie that whispers its secrets sotto voce.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
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In early April, whispers within the birder community led Weidner to a different eagle nesting at a park on the Southeast Side.—
Charlie De Mar,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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The virus typically spreads through contact with bodily fluids from another person infected with the disease, and family members and health care workers are considered the most at risk.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
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Andes virus largely spreads to humans who breathe in viral particles found in rodents’ feces, urine, and saliva, and is the only hantavirus known to transmit between people.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
17 May 2026
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African blue basil propagates readily from 4-6 inch shoot tip cuttings.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gravitational radiation propagates outward away from the source that generates it, and propagates through spacetime.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Apr. 2026
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Throughout March, rumors that West had begun dating his co-star Amanda Batula flooded gossip sites, though the two continuously denied said claims.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Apr. 2026
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In the days leading into the draft, rumors that the Chiefs were eyeing a trade up in the order were bubbling.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gray and his superb cast are in blazing form and full command here in a bruising movie that reveals the heavy price of pursuing the American Dream too recklessly, instead of heeding Aeschylus’ words.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
16 May 2026
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But tending to two people reveals the fine line between freedom and precarity.—
Beatrice Loayza,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Research suggests Della Kinder, who mailed the card, was born in 1884, died in 1953, and is buried in Woodruff County.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
15 May 2026
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But the dismal consumer mood as of late, and the weakness in the markets' internals, suggests something may need to give, especially with elevated yields and a rising Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) .—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
15 May 2026
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The title implies that it will be set before the 1974 film, in which Frederick Frankenstein (pronounced Fronk-en-steen), played by Gene Wilder, is lured back to Transylvania and picks up his grandfather Victor’s experiments with re-animating the dead.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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This implies a six-month swing all the way from record net short to a level near the net long position held in early 2024, which is the last time that prices reached a dollar per pound.—
SJ Guest Editorial,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
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“Circulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circulates. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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