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
Federal privacy laws require such documents before a federal agency collects or disseminates personal, identifiable information about the public for a new purpose.
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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
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
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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
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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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Unfortunately, the striking shrub spreads by roots and seeds, overtaking native plants.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
5 Apr. 2026
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The disease spreads through coughing or sneezing with respiratory droplets containing bacteria.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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Town halls across O‘ahu, Hawai‘i Island, and Maui shaped the project, as did time spent at Native Books, a space where knowledge circulates through gathering and love.—
Wassan Al-Khudhairi,
Artforum,
2 Apr. 2026
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Light circulates inside the loop at extremely high speed.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Disseminates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disseminates. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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