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 This was right in the peak of Elon Musk’s reconstruction of Twitter, privileging rage bait and engagement tactics that helped misinformation disseminate like fact. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026 The message, disseminated not just within Israel but among the diaspora, is that one Israeli, alive or dead, is worth untold numbers of Arabs. — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 10 Sep. 2026 But none of that would matter if Daniels wasn’t on board — not only with the system, but with how it was disseminated. — David Aldridge, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026 Although at first dismissed as mere curiosities, WHEEP-3’s criticisms of the AI industry became widely disseminated when Tran published a collection of them in a book, Principal Components of Artifice, an instant bestseller. — Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disseminate
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Verb
  • Stratospheric disturbances can take days to weeks to propagate downward into the lower atmosphere.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
  • The vote is taking place amid a backdrop of creeping social tensions in Russia, as the Kremlin continues to propagate a war in Ukraine – now in its fifth year.
    — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026
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  • Autumn marks the beginning of the annual flu season, when more people begin to congregate indoors and viruses spread faster.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The predominant suites—all of which have generous outdoor space—are spread across four buildings whose Indonesian names translate to mountain, hill, plateau and valley.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Oct. 2026
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  • Once clothes are spread out with enough room for air to circulate, a fan can keep air moving and a dehumidifier can be useful in high-humidity homes.
    — Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Some raised the possibility that this was an act of racial violence, reacting to images circulating online of Wells and a crew of white friends.
    — Cristian Farias, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026

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“Disseminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disseminate. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.

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