as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
rumors about the incident proliferated on the Internet
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Recent Examples of proliferate
Speculation has proliferated as to his potential fit alongside other stars.
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
Kardashian posted a tweet about snakes that was apparently aimed at Swift, and snake emojis proliferated online, as did the hashtag #TaylorSwiftIsOverParty.
—Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
The cope cages didn’t start appearing on drones until anti-drone drones proliferated starting last year.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
It was produced by Google’s Veo 3, similar to extant bogus news anchor content already proliferating the Internet.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 8 June 2025
Kardashian posted a tweet about snakes that was apparently aimed at Swift, and snake emojis proliferated online, as did the hashtag #TaylorSwiftIsOverParty.
—Tyler Foggatt, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
The cope cages didn’t start appearing on drones until anti-drone drones proliferated starting last year.
—David Axe, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
It was produced by Google’s Veo 3, similar to extant bogus news anchor content already proliferating the Internet.
—Michael Ashley, Forbes.com, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proliferate
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Whether that caution slows adoption or increases security maturity remains to be seen, but the message is unambiguous: the era of unchecked AI optimism in federal cybersecurity is over.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Add depth to a fence to increase its effectiveness.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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In the first half of the 1950s, vodka sales exploded, rising from 40,000 cases in 1950 to over 4 million by 1955.—
Time,
Time,
4 June 2025
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In the Tuesday, June 3 episode, Gilbert recalled getting the role of Laura Ingalls and how her parents tried to keep her life normal despite her star rising.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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Iran’s nuclear program accelerated after the breakdown of the 2015 nuclear agreement which halted international inspections of Iran’s nuclear facilities.—
Natasha Lindstaedt,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2025
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The state both increased funding for special education and accelerated by one year the commitment to fully funding the Education Cost Sharing formula, through which most state aid for local education flows.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
14 June 2025
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Stablecoins are often treated as satellites of U.S. monetary policy—dollar proxies that expand liquidity and shore up Treasury demand.—
Jemma Green,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Abu Shabab’s social media presence, along with slick videos and fluent English commentary, has expanded.—
Tim Lister,
CNN Money,
8 June 2025
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Such symptoms may include: itchy mouth, swelling of the skin, especially lips and eyes, skin rash with hives, stomach pain, nausea, vomiting, trouble breathing, coughing, asthma symptoms, light headedness, passing out and more.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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Before the performance came to a close, Khalifa was overcome with emotion as his tear ducts began to swell.—
Michael Saponara,
Billboard,
10 June 2025
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Having grown up a child actor, Carpenter is used to being spotted in public, but the attention multiplied by a thousand after Short n’ Sweet.—
Angie Martoccio,
Rolling Stone,
12 June 2025
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Integrating more servers multiplies the risk from email systems to database access and image generation APIs.—
Kiran Elengickal,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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Here’s my list of all seven major pathways getting us from contemporary AI to the treasured AGI: (1) Linear path (slow-and-steady): This AGI path captures the gradualist view, whereby AI advancement accumulates a step at a time via scaling, engineering, and iteration, ultimately arriving at AGI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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The toxins accumulate in filter-feeding fish, and then poison larger mammals who gobble up the fish in mass quantities.—
Corinne Purtill,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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In response, Trump authorized thousands of National Guards to the California city, and 700 Marines arrived on Tuesday, intensifying tensions between the federal and state government.—
Mandy Taheri,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 June 2025
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This influx of graduates has significantly intensified competition at the entry level, prompting employers to consider factors beyond academic qualifications when making hiring decisions.—
Kara Dennison,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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“Proliferate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proliferate. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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