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as in to disseminate
to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people
the various ways in which churches can propagate the faith
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Recent Examples of propagate
Trump's administration could use bitcoin mining dominance to propagate a framework that aligns with U.S. geopolitical goals.
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Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Now is the time to clonally propagate grapevines, fig and pomegranate trees from cuttings.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
Their measurements confirmed that the kinetic patterns were propagating waves to create the flickering visual effects.
—Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
These waves are propagated to the related facial areas and are overlaid to generate complex facial movements in real time.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
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Susie Violet Ward, Forbes, 20 Jan. 2025
Now is the time to clonally propagate grapevines, fig and pomegranate trees from cuttings.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
Their measurements confirmed that the kinetic patterns were propagating waves to create the flickering visual effects.
—Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
These waves are propagated to the related facial areas and are overlaid to generate complex facial movements in real time.
—IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propagate
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Over generations, the pair have become so intertwined that now the fungus can’t reproduce without its endosymbiont.—
Molly Herring,
WIRED,
26 Jan. 2025
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In light of these challenges, perhaps there's a way to reproduce the observed features of the universe without needing an inflaton.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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This includes Senate Bill 54 and Assembly Bill 21, as well as recent guidelines disseminated by California Attorney General Rob Bonta.—
Isidro Ortiz,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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Following an extensive investigation, police said detectives obtained an arrest warrant charging 29-year-old Curtis Field of Vernon with disseminating obscene material to a minor.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
29 Jan. 2025
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These three weights are all multiplied together in our final model.—
G. Elliott Morris,
ABC News,
28 Jan. 2025
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This tells us that the velocity at which a galaxy is being carried away from us by the expansion of space is equal to its distance multiplied by the expansion rate, quantified as the Hubble constant.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
22 Jan. 2025
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Without Toppin, the Red Raiders tried to spread the floor and attack mismatches, with associate head coach Jeff Linder moving the pieces from the sideline.—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
2 Feb. 2025
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With these acquisitions, the Sky are developing a clear identity for their backcourt: a lengthy and defensive-minded group with an ability to spread the floor via shooting, giving bigs Angel Reese and Kamilla Cardoso space to work in the paint and low post.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Feb. 2025
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“Propagate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagate. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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