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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
Continue propagating mature clumps by division in spring.
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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
The findings stem from high-frequency seismic signals captured during impacts and quakes that propagated deep into the Martian mantle, a solid rock layer that stretches nearly 960 miles below the surface.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Hamas’ reach and anti-Israel propaganda have also extended to universities, college campuses, and academia at large—often propagated by the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which has gained significant influence in academic settings.
—Daniel Balva, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
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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
The findings stem from high-frequency seismic signals captured during impacts and quakes that propagated deep into the Martian mantle, a solid rock layer that stretches nearly 960 miles below the surface.
—Theo Burman, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Hamas’ reach and anti-Israel propaganda have also extended to universities, college campuses, and academia at large—often propagated by the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, which has gained significant influence in academic settings.
—Daniel Balva, Sun Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propagate
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This is the company’s guiding philosophy and aims to reproduce audio just as the artist intended with lifelike realism, emotional depth and spatial precision.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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This Imperial Beach restaurant plans to reproduce its business at Terminal 1.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Sep. 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,
12 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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Pay an additional $1 to add the Power Play for a chance to multiply all Powerball winnings except for the jackpot.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
14 Sep. 2025
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For an additional $1 per play, the Power Play feature can multiply non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five or 10 times.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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More interestingly, the staff begins to spread its wings when granted opportunities to report.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Blending ancient Vedic verses and Indian classical traditions with vibrant instrumentation and choral arrangements, Soul Ecstasy is part of Tandon’s mission of spreading joy through both economic and emotional empowerment.—
Billboard Staff,
Billboard,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Propagate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagate. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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