CIRCULATED Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

circulated

verb

past tense of circulate

as in disseminated

to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people circulate the plans for the new stadium around town to get people's reaction

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as in rumored

to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy circulated a rumor that someone was about to be fired

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as in spread

to become known the prince denies the story about an extramarital affair that's been circulating in the tabloids

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Recent Examples of circulated That this situation has been so stable for weeks belies the sky-is-falling behind-the-scenes reports of unforeseen demand, component shortages, and falling profit margins that have circulated about the Neo in recent weeks. —

ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026 The launch of the Fantastic Pavilion Vertical Cinema Showcase reflects the rapidly evolving audiovisual landscape, where digital platforms, social ecosystems and phone-first viewing habits are transforming the way stories are consumed, discovered and circulated internationally. —

Ed Meza, Variety, 8 May 2026 After the divorce filing, reports of Ken Paxton having another affair circulated. —

David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 8 May 2026 The footage, which has been circulated widely on social media, shows the object narrowly missing the animal as onlookers react with alarm. —

Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 7 May 2026 Clavicular, born Braden Eric Peters, has been charged in Florida’s Miami-Dade County in connection with a video that circulated on social media showing an alligator, which appeared to be dead already, being shot repeatedly in the Everglades. —

Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026 But four days ago, when an image circulated calling for the death of Connecticut’s leading Republican gubernatorial candidate — nothing. —

Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026 After side-by-side photos circulated on social media, many speculated that Kardashian had permanently damaged the gown — which both the reality star and the museum which lent it to her have denied. —

Alyssa Modos, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026 Last month, two Israeli soldiers were removed from combat duty after a photo circulated online showing one of the soldiers taking what appeared to be an axe or sledgehammer to the face of a statue of Jesus Christ in the area of the Christian village of Debel, in southern Lebanon. —

Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 1 May 2026

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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, or its parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.

— Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 8 May 2026
Hall, influenced by Karl Marx, Louis Althusser, and Antonio Gramsci, developed a theoretical understanding of how media messages were produced and disseminated.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 May 2026