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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
Dashcam video circulating online appears to show a person fleeing the scene with what appears to be a gun in hand.
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Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Imagine if money being spent on higher insurance premiums was instead circulating in our state’s economy.
—Scott Wiener, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
Bettison says there's a flyer circulating online about a possible teen takeover on Saturday.
—Terell Bailey, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Allegations of inappropriate behavior by the congressman have been circulating on social media and in political circles for weeks.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Nobody seems quite sure which of three ten-point ceasefire agreements currently circulating has been agreed upon.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Apr. 2026
The investigation began in May 2025 after anonymous letters began circulating that accused New Bedford District Court Judge Douglas Darnbrough and Bristol County Assistant District Attorney Karlyn Butler of having an affair and inappropriately coordinating to influence the outcome of cases.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
During the school year, kids bring home every bug circulating in their classroom.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
Dashcam video of the incident circulating on social media shows the plane flying low overhead before landing on the interstate and slowing down.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
Imagine if money being spent on higher insurance premiums was instead circulating in our state’s economy.
—Scott Wiener, Oc Register, 12 Apr. 2026
Bettison says there's a flyer circulating online about a possible teen takeover on Saturday.
—Terell Bailey, CBS News, 11 Apr. 2026
Allegations of inappropriate behavior by the congressman have been circulating on social media and in political circles for weeks.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Nobody seems quite sure which of three ten-point ceasefire agreements currently circulating has been agreed upon.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 9 Apr. 2026
The investigation began in May 2025 after anonymous letters began circulating that accused New Bedford District Court Judge Douglas Darnbrough and Bristol County Assistant District Attorney Karlyn Butler of having an affair and inappropriately coordinating to influence the outcome of cases.
—Tim Dunn, Boston Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
During the school year, kids bring home every bug circulating in their classroom.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2026
Dashcam video of the incident circulating on social media shows the plane flying low overhead before landing on the interstate and slowing down.
—Mirna Alsharif, NBC news, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for circulating
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Sculptor and illustrator Jacques Tilly, who designed the aforementioned float, has been reported to the police for disseminating hate speech and violating the Criminal Code, which prohibits the use of Nazi imagery for purposes not expressly linked to art, scholarship, teaching, or reporting.—
Tim Brinkhof,
JSTOR Daily,
1 Apr. 2026
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Printmaking and protest Printmaking was one early means of disseminating dissent, said Allison Rudnick, a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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Through the echo of the old story whispering from the walls.—
JD Barker,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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There’s John Waters whispering sweet nothings into Kim Kardashian’s ear.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
23 Mar. 2026
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Such attacks range from spreading malware and executing identity theft scams to producing deepfake videos and launching ransomware attacks, according to cybersecurity experts.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Cascading types have a more spreading form to fill in containers.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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That means that winemakers across what is now France must have switched from domesticating wild grapes to propagating them directly—that is, cloning grapevines by taking cuttings of the plants to start new groves.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
24 Mar. 2026
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Here are two simple methods for propagating ZZ plants.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 Mar. 2026
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Without revealing too much, Stieve suggested the sequel would focus less on rewriting the cat-and-mouse playbook and more on how their villain has adapted to it over the years.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Over the next decade and a half Allen continued to evolve stylistically and lyrically, moving from pop culture commentary to more emotionally revealing narratives about marital breakdowns, motherhood, and personal identity crises.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
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Many shots appear to be filmed with telephoto lenses, suggesting, via the camera’s distance from the action, Sasha’s distance from her own past and her struggle to remember.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
12 Apr. 2026
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Semiofficial news agencies in Iran published a chart Thursday suggesting the Revolutionary Guard put sea mines into the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial trade route for oil, during the war.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Apr. 2026
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New York City police stood by their investigation, hinting that the five had been part of the attack along with Reyes, but in 2002 the convictions were vacated.—
Tracy Grant,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
10 Apr. 2026
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In recent weeks, the Grammy-winning pop star had been cryptically hinting that an album announcement was imminent, including by mysteriously wiping all of the posts from her Instagram account.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
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