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as in disseminates
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 whispers
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 spreads
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 circulates
As the new angle circulates, the organizer of the Coral Springs protest called the agent's actions dangerous.
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Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
The flu circulates in Rhode Island until the spring most years.
—Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
South Florida doctors are seeing more people with cough, fever and other flu-like symptoms as a rapidly spreading influenza strain circulates across the country this winter.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Participating organizations agreed to uphold a set of Solidarity Commitments, principles designed to guide how resources are shared, how power circulates, and how long-term collaborations are formed beyond the festival calendar.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
Most people do not realize how much of their life already circulates inside massive databases run by data brokers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
As Shula, Chardy moves through the aftermath of her uncle’s sudden death — discovered on a roadside at night — and the elaborate funeral rituals that follow, where aunties organize, gossip circulates, and everyone seems determined to smooth over the past rather than confront it.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 30 Dec. 2025
That air circulates back to your home through ductwork to create a comfortable stream of heated air into your living spaces.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
It self-circulates water in the bottom of the planter, and includes a bright grow light that accelerates plant growth.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2025
Nikiya Carrero, CBS News, 10 Jan. 2026
The flu circulates in Rhode Island until the spring most years.
—Jack Perry, The Providence Journal, 8 Jan. 2026
South Florida doctors are seeing more people with cough, fever and other flu-like symptoms as a rapidly spreading influenza strain circulates across the country this winter.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Participating organizations agreed to uphold a set of Solidarity Commitments, principles designed to guide how resources are shared, how power circulates, and how long-term collaborations are formed beyond the festival calendar.
—Dana Harris-Bridson, IndieWire, 6 Jan. 2026
Most people do not realize how much of their life already circulates inside massive databases run by data brokers.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Jan. 2026
As Shula, Chardy moves through the aftermath of her uncle’s sudden death — discovered on a roadside at night — and the elaborate funeral rituals that follow, where aunties organize, gossip circulates, and everyone seems determined to smooth over the past rather than confront it.
—Kathleen Newman-Bremang, Refinery29, 30 Dec. 2025
That air circulates back to your home through ductwork to create a comfortable stream of heated air into your living spaces.
—Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 27 Dec. 2025
It self-circulates water in the bottom of the planter, and includes a bright grow light that accelerates plant growth.
—Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circulates
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Then came whispers that Netflix had put the show on its internal server, and employees couldn’t get enough of Bell and Brody’s crackling chemistry.—
Lacey Rose,
HollywoodReporter,
22 Oct. 2025
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These days, my mind still whispers, When the war ends—as though the war is continuing inside me, even after the noise of the air strikes outside has stopped.—
Ghada Abdulfattah,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
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That's how informality spreads, and productivity dies.—
Ricardo Torres,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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Measles symptoms can appear between seven and 21 days after exposure and may include high fever, cough, runny nose, red watery eyes, white spots inside the mouth and a red blotchy rash that typically starts on the face and spreads downward.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Sound is a mechanical wave that propagates through a medium, such as a gas, liquid or solid, by causing particles to oscillate and transmit energy through the material.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Dec. 2025
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The former is a young plant company, which propagates seedlings and ships them off to be planted worldwide.—
Max Scheinblum,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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In early 2024, rumors that the series was kaput swirled online, prompting HBO to release a statement that season 3 was still on the way.—
Randall Colburn,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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When a Black teenager is executed by police on Juneteenth and no evidence remains to contest the official account, CYCLE reveals the widening rift between what the system claims and what a mother’s relentless pursuit of truth exposes.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Jan. 2026
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From trad wives to spin classes to caregiving, Smithuijsen reveals how late stage capitalism strips women of agency and traps them in endless cycles of empty consumption and thankless labor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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Confrontation, Khamenei suggests, is an inevitability.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
7 Jan. 2026
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As the name suggests, everything—from cover to pages—is black, so just any ink won’t show up.—
Kristina Rutkowski,
Vogue,
6 Jan. 2026
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The firm's new price target of $605 implies 17% upside from Thursday's close.—
Liz Napolitano,Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
9 Jan. 2026
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This tells us that if P being true implies Q being true, then Q being false implies P also must be false.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Circulates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circulates. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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