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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
This was bricolage in the mode of postmodernism, to use a term that Jencks had a leading role in propagating, defining it in multiple competing and overlapping (some would say maddening) ways.
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Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Learn how to identify plants, their role in the ecosystem and how to propagate native plants found around the farm.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
After all, who needs Death Stars when the Empire's middle management and foot soldiers can propagate an entirely different kind of fear across the universe?
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 May 2025
Asking a co-worker a question over lunch or during informal discussions after a meeting can help propagate knowledge.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Glenn Adamson, Artforum, 1 June 2025
Learn how to identify plants, their role in the ecosystem and how to propagate native plants found around the farm.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2025
After all, who needs Death Stars when the Empire's middle management and foot soldiers can propagate an entirely different kind of fear across the universe?
—Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 May 2025
Asking a co-worker a question over lunch or during informal discussions after a meeting can help propagate knowledge.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propagate
Verb
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Zinnias are annual flowers—their life goal is to reproduce.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
7 June 2025
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However, if there are errors in the data or methods of the original study, being able to reproduce its results may only ensure consistency but not scientific rigor.—
H. Christopher Frey,
The Conversation,
5 June 2025
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, their parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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Such feeds have been disseminated by the hundred on Russian Telegram channels.—
Dominique Soguel,
Christian Science Monitor,
3 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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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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Others will spread into a shrub-like habit unless pruned.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
13 June 2025
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Wen: Salmonella most often spreads to people through contaminated food.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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“Propagate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagate. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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