disseminating

Definition of disseminatingnext
present participle of disseminate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of disseminating Apkarian found that the ads, which have been on the airwaves for more than 20 years, violated California’s false advertising law by disseminating public statements about the disposal of property — specifically vehicle donations — that were misleading by omission. Francie Ebert, NBC news, 18 May 2026 Hamas was filming the crimes as they were being committed and disseminating footage online. Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026 Traditional mass media outlets have for some time been at the forefront of disseminating science information to nonexpert audiences. Prodromos Yannas, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 May 2026 Lee began working under Price in June 2023 as a public information officer, a position charged with communicating with journalists, disseminating information to the public and fulfilling public records requests. Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 14 May 2026 Since the Covid pandemic, the steps for disseminating misinformation online seem to have solidified and accelerated. Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 11 May 2026 The leadership also froze the agency’s other election security work, which included assessing local election offices for physical and cybersecurity risks, and disseminating sensitive intelligence information on threats. Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 13 Apr. 2026 Sculptor and illustrator Jacques Tilly, who designed the aforementioned float, has been reported to the police for disseminating hate speech and violating the Criminal Code, which prohibits the use of Nazi imagery for purposes not expressly linked to art, scholarship, teaching, or reporting. Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026 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. Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disseminating
Verb
  • Fascism, then and now, is masterful at propagating and reinforcing its ideas through an aesthetic that captivates a large number of people.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026
  • Avoid propagating plants that are actively flowering.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.
    CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 May 2026
  • Hantavirus misinformation is spreading fast.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 15 May 2026
Verb
  • Measles quickly started circulating beyond Mennonites.
    Mary Beth Sheridan, CNN Money, 17 May 2026
  • Video circulating on social media showed two fighter jets colliding midair before spinning toward the ground in a fiery crash amid black plumes of smoke.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC news, 17 May 2026
Verb
  • Two of those simulators will conduct imaging operations focused on Starship’s heat shield, transmitting data and photographs back to mission control.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • After the rescue’s financier admitted that the tracker wasn’t working as planned, but was transmitting the whale’s vital signs, a marine biologist said that no GPS trackers existed which transmitted such data.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 18 May 2026

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“Disseminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disseminating. Accessed 22 May. 2026.

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