Definition of disseminatenext
as in to propagate
to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people activists sent by the organization to disseminate their views

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Recent Examples of disseminate It’s calculated via a weighted average of the time according to atomic clocks around the world and disseminated by the BIPM. — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026 The order and accompanying legislation must be designed so that collecting and disseminating foreign trade secrets advances defense and intelligence priorities and does not unduly distort the free market. — David S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026 Additionally, when other news and media outlets republish our pieces via the Creative Commons license, our work gets disseminated widely. — Katrina Stack, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026 Busch died in May from hemorrhagic shock and disseminated intravascular coagulation after complications from bacterial pneumonia led to sepsis, according to the former NASCAR star’s death certificate. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disseminate
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  • Roses Late fall is a good time to propagate roses in the South.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 Nov. 2026
  • As early as the Civil War, the US propagated formal rules addressing the treatment of prisoners, the protection of civilians, and limits on violence in armed conflict.
    — Caitlin Dewey, Vox, 10 Nov. 2026
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  • In a closed-door meeting this week, a PAHO advisory commission is looking at genetic evidence to determine if the same measles virus has been spreading for one year or more in the outbreaks that have torn through North America starting in 2024.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026
  • The main stage will be set up in front of City Hall, with art exhibits, vendors and other activities spread throughout downtown Baltimore.
    — CBS Baltimore, CBS News, 13 Nov. 2026
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  • By the time the outbreak was announced in mid-May, 43 deaths had already been recorded, suggesting the virus had circulated undetected for an extended period.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Nov. 2026
  • Videos that also began circulating on social media appeared to show a boy, about middle school age, biking all over town in a banana suit.
    — Steve Hartman, CBS News, 14 Nov. 2026

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“Disseminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disseminate. Accessed 15 Nov. 2026.

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