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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
Pollen Pollen is a powdery substance made of tiny grains that plants release to propagate.
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Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2025
Project 2025, the Republican party's policy vision propagated by the conservative think-tank the Heritage Foundation, pledged to go even further, and finally fulfill the dream of eliminating the Department of Education.
—Austin Steelman / Made By History, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
This confirmed that the energy released by the solar flare propagated through the different layers of the sun's atmosphere, according to a paper describing the observations, which was published Feb. 28 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2025
By tracking how sound waves propagated on the surface of the dactyl club, the researchers could determine which regions of the club diffused the most waves.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 22 Feb. 2025
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Nancy Lebrun, Verywell Health, 17 Mar. 2025
Project 2025, the Republican party's policy vision propagated by the conservative think-tank the Heritage Foundation, pledged to go even further, and finally fulfill the dream of eliminating the Department of Education.
—Austin Steelman / Made By History, TIME, 12 Mar. 2025
This confirmed that the energy released by the solar flare propagated through the different layers of the sun's atmosphere, according to a paper describing the observations, which was published Feb. 28 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 4 Mar. 2025
By tracking how sound waves propagated on the surface of the dactyl club, the researchers could determine which regions of the club diffused the most waves.
—Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 22 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propagate
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An online fundraiser for the women's coalition reproduced a letter from the Archewell Foundation, which the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, part of the USA TODAY Network, independently verified.—
Sophie Carson,
USA Today,
21 Apr. 2025
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Kinkade’s enormous 1990s-era success, which saw his work reproduced on everything from collectible plates to La-Z-Boy loungers, dovetailed with the period’s culture war against the sexualization of art.—
Gary Goldstein,
Los Angeles Times,
18 Apr. 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,
11 Apr. 2025
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Serving as communications director for colleges sharpened her skills at disseminating information to the public.—
Penny E Schwartz,
Oc Register,
30 Mar. 2025
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That means when a body of mass comes between Earth and a background light source, the image of that source is warped, magnified, or even multiplied upon reaching our instruments.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The growth limit would be calculated using the previous year’s general fund appropriation as a base, multiplied by a growth factor that reflects population changes and inflation — specifically, the Consumer Price Index and medical care inflation.—
Nolan McKendry | The Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
22 Apr. 2025
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People can spread measles to others from four days before the disease’s telltale rash appears through four days afterward, according to the CDC.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Without these little guys and their fellow pollinators, our gardens would be devoid of fruit, our flowers would not spread, and many species that rely on them would cease to exist.—
Katie Akin,
Southern Living,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Propagate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagate. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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