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as in disseminates
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 propagates
Separate Offshoots The aloe plant propagates itself by growing offshoots, known as pups.
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Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026
The nature of the American political system propagates scads of lawyers and poseurs who blather on endlessly, promising everything and delivering little.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The data enters the reservoir, propagates through its complex structure, and then is connected by a set of final synapses to the output.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2025
Sound is a mechanical wave that propagates through a medium, such as a gas, liquid or solid, by causing particles to oscillate and transmit energy through the material.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
The former is a young plant company, which propagates seedlings and ships them off to be planted worldwide.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
At the furthest edge of this vision lies a future where entire organizations operate not as hierarchies or even networks but as coherent light fields, where strategic intent propagates through resonance rather than reporting lines.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Sheryl Geerts, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Jan. 2026
The nature of the American political system propagates scads of lawyers and poseurs who blather on endlessly, promising everything and delivering little.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
The data enters the reservoir, propagates through its complex structure, and then is connected by a set of final synapses to the output.
—Dina Genkina, IEEE Spectrum, 16 Dec. 2025
Sound is a mechanical wave that propagates through a medium, such as a gas, liquid or solid, by causing particles to oscillate and transmit energy through the material.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
The former is a young plant company, which propagates seedlings and ships them off to be planted worldwide.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
At the furthest edge of this vision lies a future where entire organizations operate not as hierarchies or even networks but as coherent light fields, where strategic intent propagates through resonance rather than reporting lines.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for propagates
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The nuance and presence that the Nova Elite's carbon fiber reproduces across the full frequency range are noticeably better than those of the Nova Pro Wireless, which already sounds great.—
Will Greenwald,
PC Magazine,
6 Mar. 2026
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The installation reproduces local KGB archives on Stalin and facsimiles of historical artifacts of the 1960s placed around an AR reconstruction of Buddha in Nirvana, a forty-three-foot-long, 1,600-year-old clay statue of a reclining Buddha excavated in Tajikistan in the late ’60s.—
Anel Rakhimzhanova,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2026
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The virus disseminates from a person’s vomit and stool, spraying into the air or landing on nearby surfaces.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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The spores can also be present in soil, which, if disturbed, disseminates the spores into the air.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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Back in Kevin Malone mode, Baumgartner multiplies many times over during a busy workday in a visual demonstration of the product that financial tech sponsor Ramp is selling.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Feb. 2026
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The risk of harmful drug interactions, duplicate therapies, or dangerous dosing errors multiplies exponentially when the pharmacist’s role as patient advocate in health care is diminished.—
Ryan N. Hansen,
STAT,
5 Feb. 2026
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For something more expansive, JW Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa spreads across 45 acres of grounds with multiple pools, lazy rivers, and golf courses.—
Sophie Morgan,
Condé Nast Traveler,
15 Mar. 2026
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This low-maintenance groundcover spreads easily, covering everything from garden borders to retaining wall edges.—
Heather Bien,
Southern Living,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Propagates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagates. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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