DISSEMINATES Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

disseminates

verb

present tense third-person singular of disseminate

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 For its fifth edition, PhMuseum Days 2026 disseminates a programme of exhibitions, screenings, talks, workshops and independent publishing across the city of Bologna, under the artistic direction of Giuseppe Oliverio. — Photovogue, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026 But the way social media disseminates words and images means that young people often share the same cultural icons and influences in ways unimaginable 50 years ago. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 2026 Irrespective of how the threat is made, the agency's Protective Intelligence division examines and disseminates general threat intelligence to the entire agency. — Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026 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. — 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

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Through their business The Fig Hunter, founded in 2021, the couple propagates unique varieties like Shasta Cranberry and Amen’s Citron from cuttings taken in unlikely spots such as culverts and pavement cracks.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
The policy semantics and how a mandate propagates once delegation turns multi-hop, machine-initiated and cross-organizational remain implementation problems.

— Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026

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Any lingering rain chances will diminish as the front moves south and drier air spreads across the region.

— Michael Autovino, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
There is still a much larger question about what happens if driverless freight eventually spreads across the country.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026

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