as in propagating
to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people
activists sent by the organization to disseminate their views
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Recent Examples of disseminating
Printmaking and protest Printmaking was one early means of disseminating dissent, said Allison Rudnick, a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
No one thought to use it for disseminating knowledge.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Despite the multiple warnings, disseminating them — particularly in the middle of the night — proved to be a major challenge.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
But the frequency with which these scams are occurring — spurred by the ease of making and disseminating AI music — suggests scammers aren’t exactly deterred by paltry royalty payouts.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Some opponents of the program have expressed concern about data privacy, fearing that the program was obtaining and disseminating identifiable or private information.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 18 Mar. 2026
In addition, the act prohibits the doxing of government workers, defined as intentionally disseminating personal information without their consent, when those details could be used to cause harm.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
The Vaccine Integrity Project launched last year as a means for assessing and disseminating the best available evidence on vaccines.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 3 Mar. 2026
An elderly, white-bearded man clutched a walking staff, like an urban Gandalf, disseminating wise vibes.
—Brian Barth, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
No one thought to use it for disseminating knowledge.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Despite the multiple warnings, disseminating them — particularly in the middle of the night — proved to be a major challenge.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
But the frequency with which these scams are occurring — spurred by the ease of making and disseminating AI music — suggests scammers aren’t exactly deterred by paltry royalty payouts.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Some opponents of the program have expressed concern about data privacy, fearing that the program was obtaining and disseminating identifiable or private information.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 18 Mar. 2026
In addition, the act prohibits the doxing of government workers, defined as intentionally disseminating personal information without their consent, when those details could be used to cause harm.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
The Vaccine Integrity Project launched last year as a means for assessing and disseminating the best available evidence on vaccines.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 3 Mar. 2026
An elderly, white-bearded man clutched a walking staff, like an urban Gandalf, disseminating wise vibes.
—Brian Barth, Mercury News, 27 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disseminating
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That means that winemakers across what is now France must have switched from domesticating wild grapes to propagating them directly—that is, cloning grapevines by taking cuttings of the plants to start new groves.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
24 Mar. 2026
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Here are two simple methods for propagating ZZ plants.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 Mar. 2026
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Firefighters were able to contain the fire to a single bus, preventing it from spreading to nearby vehicles.—
Richard Ramos,
CBS News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Saturday — the peak day for Easter egg hunts — will see thunderstorms spreading from the southern Plains into the Ohio Valley.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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Dashcam video of the incident circulating on social media shows the plane flying low overhead before landing on the interstate and slowing down.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
4 Apr. 2026
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If there already is not a blueprint of change circulating through the front office, then hope will remain an abstract.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2026
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Print would go on to play a vital role in the development of capitalism, transmitting price lists, important news, advertisements, and policy disputes all around the world.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Jarvere Watson, 39, of Indianapolis, pleaded guilty March 19 to transmitting in interstate commerce a communication that contained a threat to injure the person of another.—
Meredith Colias-Pete,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Mar. 2026
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“Disseminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disseminating. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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