1
as in reproducing
to bring forth offspring
the dams along the river are interfering with the salmon's ability to propagate
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as in disseminating
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 propagating
To develop a whole-virus vaccine, researchers must first spend months isolating and propagating the virus.
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Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Continue propagating mature clumps by division in spring.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
To develop a whole-virus vaccine, researchers must first spend months isolating and propagating the virus.
—Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Ask how your system updates its models, handles evolving processes and prevents mistakes from propagating.
—Karpagam Narayanan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Cracks are propagating in a Republican Party and right wing that have been historically supportive of the country.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Continue propagating mature clumps by division in spring.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
To develop a whole-virus vaccine, researchers must first spend months isolating and propagating the virus.
—Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Ask how your system updates its models, handles evolving processes and prevents mistakes from propagating.
—Karpagam Narayanan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Cracks are propagating in a Republican Party and right wing that have been historically supportive of the country.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for propagating
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By reproducing the tachocline, scientists now have a foundation for more reliable forecasts of solar activity.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Preliminary data seemed to show that the Iberian harvester ants, or Messor ibericus, were creating hybrid worker ants by reproducing with another species of harvester ant called Messor structor in the Mediterranean region.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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To remember how these three women—and other journalists like them—got down to the business of reporting on what was happening, disseminating information to the masses and becoming a part of history, though none of them knew it at the time.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Producing, selling, or disseminating pornographic material for profit is punishable by life in prison.—
CNN Staff 20 hr ago,
CNN Money,
24 Aug. 2025
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The system, unable to recognize obvious errors or apply common-sense limits, kept multiplying orders exponentially.—
Joe Toscano,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Emails multiplying like rabbits.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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The bristles are neither too floppy nor too stiff, neither too long nor too short, and are cut to the perfect rounded shape that’s just right for swirling pigment over the apples or spreading it along your cheekbones—without having to work too hard for a completely natural finish.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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Still, Jones ran it to near perfection, spreading the ball around to Bourne, Jauan Jennings, Christian McCaffrey and Jake Tonges before hitting McCaffrey on a 7-yard score in the right side of the end zone.—
Matt Barrows,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Experts recommend knowing a parrot's hormone cycle and adjusting care during breeding season to reduce stress and confusion.—
Lucy Notarantonio,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Under the new Fish and Wildlife interim pintail harvest strategy, hunters in all four flyways are expected to have a three-pintail daily bag limit option for next year's 2026–'27 season based on this year's breeding population results.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Propagating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagating. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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