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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
Videos of the interactions have circulated on social media and were shown on local TV news reports.
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Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Activists from Standing Together, an Israeli Palestinian coexistence group, moved in to try to stop the confrontation, video circulated by the organization showed.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Petitions to change the name to Bear Lodge have circulated in recent years.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Statcast achievements create viral moments, circulated to great fanfare on social media.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 May 2026
As the song circulated, state police put Castillo on house arrest, Ramos said.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The large number of public speakers at the event was facilitated through a Partiful event invite circulated by activist Ben Steinberg, who has spent the past several years leading a grassroots effort to get the Cinerama Dome reopened and demand questions from Decurion.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
In recent months, a series of essays criticizing i-Ready circulated widely on social media.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 12 May 2026
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
Karen Kucher, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026
Activists from Standing Together, an Israeli Palestinian coexistence group, moved in to try to stop the confrontation, video circulated by the organization showed.
—Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
Petitions to change the name to Bear Lodge have circulated in recent years.
—Marnie Hunter, CNN Money, 14 May 2026
Statcast achievements create viral moments, circulated to great fanfare on social media.
—Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 14 May 2026
As the song circulated, state police put Castillo on house arrest, Ramos said.
—Rick Jervis, USA Today, 13 May 2026
The large number of public speakers at the event was facilitated through a Partiful event invite circulated by activist Ben Steinberg, who has spent the past several years leading a grassroots effort to get the Cinerama Dome reopened and demand questions from Decurion.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 May 2026
In recent months, a series of essays criticizing i-Ready circulated widely on social media.
—Tyler Kingkade, NBC news, 12 May 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circulated
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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,
15 May 2026
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The digital collection disseminated underground in Cuba served as a substitute for broadband Internet.—
Bill Kopp,
SPIN,
13 May 2026
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She's rumored to be a black widow who has inherited a lot of money from her husbands.—
Erin Moriarty,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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Kim Kardashian, one of Demna’s most enduring muses, made her appearance sans Lewis Hamilton, who was rumored to be attending.—
José Criales-Unzueta,
Vanity Fair,
17 May 2026
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The Islamic Center of San Diego's director and imam, Taha Hassane, pleaded with the public to spread tolerance and love instead of hate.—
Dennis Romero,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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The staffers, who are spread across more than twenty front- and back-end departments, are organizing under the name Seattle Art Museum Workers United (SAMWU) under the auspices of the Washington Federation of State Employees/AFSCME Council 28.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 May 2026
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Singh and his team have propagated more than 10,000 native plants, replacing ornamental imports with species that belong here.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
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Agapanthus Ever White™ Agapanthus is patent-protected and cannot be propagated.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
7 May 2026
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Its impact doesn’t hinge on a late revelation; in fact, the truth about the hurt that lies between these characters is whispered unequivocally throughout, and at one point illustrated explicitly.—
Carlos Aguilar,
IndieWire,
15 May 2026
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Two staffers next to me whispered to each other, catching up about their week off.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Far from an indictment of large language models, the ordeal revealed that even the country’s most prestigious attorneys rely on such services.—
Max Raskin,
Washington Post,
19 May 2026
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On the afternoon of the event, a Jewish man whose name was not revealed in court papers was walking his dog near the synagogue when Gitesatani approached from behind and punched him in the jaw, according to federal prosecutors.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
18 May 2026
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As the officers deployed what Wahl described as an active shooter response at the mosque and at an adjacent school, more gunfire was reported blocks away, the chief said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
19 May 2026
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The death of the guard was first reported by the New York Times, citing the Ahmed Shabaik, the mosque’s chairman.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
19 May 2026
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Initial tests suggested the outbreak may not involve the Ebola Zaire strain, which was responsible for Congo’s devastating 2018-2020 epidemic that killed more than 1,000 people.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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The governor’s budget proposal, announced in December, suggested $5 million going to the food testing program within the Department of Health.—
Gray Rohrer,
Sun Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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“Circulated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circulated. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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