as in propagates
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 disseminates
Much of that money has been routed through a nonprofit judicial advocacy group Leo founded — now called The 85 Fund — which both receives and disseminates Leo’s funding.
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Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 7 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
The virus disseminates from a person’s vomit and stool, spraying into the air or landing on nearby surfaces.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The spores can also be present in soil, which, if disturbed, disseminates the spores into the air.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 7 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
The virus disseminates from a person’s vomit and stool, spraying into the air or landing on nearby surfaces.
—Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
The spores can also be present in soil, which, if disturbed, disseminates the spores into the air.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disseminates
Verb
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African blue basil propagates readily from 4-6 inch shoot tip cuttings.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
24 Apr. 2026
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Gravitational radiation propagates outward away from the source that generates it, and propagates through spacetime.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
3 Apr. 2026
Verb
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For Monday, the severe weather threat spreads northeast and stretches across the Mississippi Valley up into the Midwest.—
Kyle Reiman,
ABC News,
25 Apr. 2026
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Then, in the next neuron, a dendritic plateau potential causes a widespread voltage change that spreads across the entire dendrite.—
Yasemin Saplakoglu,
Quanta Magazine,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The three-stage filtration system captures common airborne particles, while its 360-degree air intake efficiently pulls in and circulates air in rooms of up to 2,400 square feet.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
24 Apr. 2026
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The system circulates smoke evenly around the food.—
Maryna Holovnova,
New Atlas,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Disseminates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disseminates. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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