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as in disseminating
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 whispering
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 spreading
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 circulating
The same rumors that started last summer about schools loading up on transfers are circulating again this summer.
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Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Bobrovsky reportedly wants a lengthy deal — numbers circulating are a six-year deal paying an average of $7 million per year.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2026
News of the incident began circulating on social media Saturday night.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
21 June 2026
Now, as World Cup celebrations continue, videos of Osito keep circulating and requests for photographs remain constant.
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Fernanda Pesce,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
Moscow’s mayor said air defenses shot down nearly 200 drones, as videos circulating on social media showed explosions and smoke billowing across the Russian capital.
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Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Now, as World Cup celebrations continue, videos of Osito keep circulating and requests for photographs remain constant.
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ABC News,
19 June 2026
But word of such an order had already been circulating throughout the South for months.
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Scott Neuman,
NPR,
19 June 2026
In the aftermath of the historic victory, some individuals were seen causing damage in videos circulating on social media.
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Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
Bobrovsky reportedly wants a lengthy deal — numbers circulating are a six-year deal paying an average of $7 million per year.
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Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
21 June 2026
News of the incident began circulating on social media Saturday night.
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Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
21 June 2026
Now, as World Cup celebrations continue, videos of Osito keep circulating and requests for photographs remain constant.
—
Fernanda Pesce,
Chicago Tribune,
20 June 2026
Moscow’s mayor said air defenses shot down nearly 200 drones, as videos circulating on social media showed explosions and smoke billowing across the Russian capital.
—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
19 June 2026
Now, as World Cup celebrations continue, videos of Osito keep circulating and requests for photographs remain constant.
—
ABC News,
19 June 2026
But word of such an order had already been circulating throughout the South for months.
—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
19 June 2026
In the aftermath of the historic victory, some individuals were seen causing damage in videos circulating on social media.
—
Michael Sinkewicz,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circulating
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Last month, Superior Court Judge Gassia Apkarian found that the ads violated California’s false advertising law by disseminating public statements about the disposal of property — specifically vehicle donations — that were misleading by omission.
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The channels for packaging and disseminating information about the environmental and performance benefits of cotton apparel have evolved as well.
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The stairs bear witness to feet, flitting up and down, a whispering flood of life that has carried us forth to this day.
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Republicans, meanwhile, are whispering that Democrats' fears of unused Platner oppo are well-founded.
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The strain already appears to be spreading to other hormone replacement therapies, with ASHP recently listing several estradiol creams and progesterone pills, which are given alongside estrogen, as being in shortage.
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The result is a cloud consumption model that becomes difficult to forecast once AI adoption starts spreading across teams.
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Ahead, experts share their go-to methods for propagating a lemon tree the right way.
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The young tender stems are also perfect for propagating.
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Toph escapes the clutches of her mother — who poisoned and kidnapped her — by revealing her earthbending powers, breaking out of the metal cage to rejoin Team Avatar.
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Audience understanding of the uniqueness of the EW&F multi-genre musical mosaic would have been enhanced by a few clinical breakdowns of studio multitrack tapes revealing the sonic and musicological complexities involved.
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This revelation sparks questions about a potential double standard by MLB, suggesting a stricter enforcement of uniform policies now that the issue has garnered national attention, compared to Kershaw's similar past actions.
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The 2024 study, published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine, is among a growing amount of human and animal research suggesting plastics pose health hazards that only now are coming into focus.
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The double wear of American designers has some royal watchers speculating that Princess Kate is hinting that a trip across the pond is on the agenda in the near future.
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Winners 1) Xavier Becerra — Only two months ago, the low-key former California attorney general was polling at just 5%, stuck in a distant sixth place in the governor’s race and one of the candidates party leaders were hinting should drop out.
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“Circulating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circulating. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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