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 The Maryland man accused of throwing a beer keg through the front window of a popular cupcake bakery turned himself in after his own father recognized him from surveillance footage circulated by police, court documents reveal. —

Julia Bonavita , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 22 May 2026 The clip has since circulated widely on social media, where reactions have been sharply divided. —

Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026 Within hours of the shooting that rippled across Southern California’s Muslim community, Abdullah’s picture had been circulated and reposted thousands of times. —

Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2026 In recent months the pouches, which have circulated in social media mentions for some time, have been popping up more frequently in the wellness sphere and in social settings. —

Rachel Hale, USA Today, 20 May 2026 In photos that have circulated, one person who had just left the ship can be seen on a bus, still clad in protective gear but having removed their mask, seen dangling over one ear. —

Zeynep Tufekci, Mercury News, 20 May 2026 In an echo of the 2019 massacre at mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, the gunmen appeared to have worn body cameras that livestreamed their assault, video of which has circulated online. —

Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 20 May 2026 Rumors have circulated that a trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo favors the Blazers given draft picks out of the Damian Lillard trade for 2028-30, and the fact that Giannis has played with Lillard and Jrue Holiday. —

Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 20 May 2026 Videos of the interactions have circulated on social media and were shown on local TV news reports. —

Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 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.

— Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 22 May 2026
The digital collection disseminated underground in Cuba served as a substitute for broadband Internet.

— Bill Kopp, SPIN, 13 May 2026