as in propagating
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 disseminating
Sculptor and illustrator Jacques Tilly, who designed the aforementioned float, has been reported to the police for disseminating hate speech and violating the Criminal Code, which prohibits the use of Nazi imagery for purposes not expressly linked to art, scholarship, teaching, or reporting.
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Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
Printmaking and protest Printmaking was one early means of disseminating dissent, said Allison Rudnick, a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
No one thought to use it for disseminating knowledge.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Despite the multiple warnings, disseminating them — particularly in the middle of the night — proved to be a major challenge.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
But the frequency with which these scams are occurring — spurred by the ease of making and disseminating AI music — suggests scammers aren’t exactly deterred by paltry royalty payouts.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Some opponents of the program have expressed concern about data privacy, fearing that the program was obtaining and disseminating identifiable or private information.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 18 Mar. 2026
In addition, the act prohibits the doxing of government workers, defined as intentionally disseminating personal information without their consent, when those details could be used to cause harm.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
The Vaccine Integrity Project launched last year as a means for assessing and disseminating the best available evidence on vaccines.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 3 Mar. 2026
Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026
Printmaking and protest Printmaking was one early means of disseminating dissent, said Allison Rudnick, a curator at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.
—Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
No one thought to use it for disseminating knowledge.
—Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Despite the multiple warnings, disseminating them — particularly in the middle of the night — proved to be a major challenge.
—Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 26 Mar. 2026
But the frequency with which these scams are occurring — spurred by the ease of making and disseminating AI music — suggests scammers aren’t exactly deterred by paltry royalty payouts.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Some opponents of the program have expressed concern about data privacy, fearing that the program was obtaining and disseminating identifiable or private information.
—Sophie Hartley, IndyStar, 18 Mar. 2026
In addition, the act prohibits the doxing of government workers, defined as intentionally disseminating personal information without their consent, when those details could be used to cause harm.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Mar. 2026
The Vaccine Integrity Project launched last year as a means for assessing and disseminating the best available evidence on vaccines.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 3 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disseminating
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That means that winemakers across what is now France must have switched from domesticating wild grapes to propagating them directly—that is, cloning grapevines by taking cuttings of the plants to start new groves.—
Jackie Flynn Mogensen,
Scientific American,
24 Mar. 2026
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Here are two simple methods for propagating ZZ plants.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 Mar. 2026
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Such attacks range from spreading malware and executing identity theft scams to producing deepfake videos and launching ransomware attacks, according to cybersecurity experts.—
Aimee Picchi,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Cascading types have a more spreading form to fill in containers.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
10 Apr. 2026
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Dashcam video circulating online appears to show a person fleeing the scene with what appears to be a gun in hand.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
12 Apr. 2026
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Imagine if money being spent on higher insurance premiums was instead circulating in our state’s economy.—
Scott Wiener,
Oc Register,
12 Apr. 2026
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Building kilometer-scale structures in orbit, transmitting energy over tens of thousands of kilometers, and maintaining precise beam control are among the major hurdles researchers continue to address.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Apr. 2026
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The tiny green peach aphid, which may look yellow or green in summer, feeds on a wide range of vegetable plants and is responsible for transmitting numerous plant diseases, including viruses.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Disseminating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disseminating. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.
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