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
The results initially were disseminated to members only.
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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
According to the arrest report, the detective disseminated a probable-cause flier days later.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
Federal privacy laws require such documents before a federal agency collects or disseminates personal, identifiable information about the public for a new purpose.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
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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Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026
According to the arrest report, the detective disseminated a probable-cause flier days later.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 3 Apr. 2026
Federal privacy laws require such documents before a federal agency collects or disseminates personal, identifiable information about the public for a new purpose.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disseminate
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While easy to propagate from a cutting, rosemary varies in hardiness.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
6 Apr. 2026
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Many plants that would normally struggle to propagate in the local soil are grown through grafting, a process in which the root of one plant is used to grow another.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
6 Apr. 2026
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Phoenix spreads over a whopping 517 square miles, and that’s not even including adjacent towns like Scottsdale and Tempe.—
Chris Malloy,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Apr. 2026
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The Thirty Years’ War, which was concluded by the Peace of Westphalia, in 1648, spread across mainland Europe and killed some eight million people.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Scholars didn’t confirm Bambaataa’s actual birth name until 2016, when oral testimonies circulated about his abuse allegations.—
Mosi Reeves,
Rolling Stone,
9 Apr. 2026
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Fox, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991, has also been the subject of death hoaxes in the past, including in 2018, when a fake article reporting his death circulated online.—
Brendan Morrow,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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“Disseminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disseminate. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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