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
The virus disseminates from a person’s vomit and stool, spraying into the air or landing on nearby surfaces.
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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
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
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Separate Offshoots The aloe plant propagates itself by growing offshoots, known as pups.—
Sheryl Geerts,
Better Homes & Gardens,
16 Jan. 2026
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The nature of the American political system propagates scads of lawyers and poseurs who blather on endlessly, promising everything and delivering little.—
Laura Washington,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Jan. 2026
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Social media spreads antagonistic messages that might have circulated privately in past decades across a polarized society immediately – everywhere.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
22 Feb. 2026
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Trimming oaks during winter prevents oak wilt, a fungal disease that spreads through the Nitdulidae beetle, which feeds on tree sap found in fresh wounds.—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
21 Feb. 2026
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The idea of a future European defense force, once dismissed as fantasy, now circulates seriously in policy circles.—
Julia Khrebtan-Hörhager,
The Conversation,
11 Feb. 2026
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Drone footage circulates instantly.—
Charles Edward Gehrke,
Fortune,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Disseminates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disseminates. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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