disseminating

verb

present participle of disseminate
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 The order and accompanying legislation must be designed so that collecting and disseminating foreign trade secrets advances defense and intelligence priorities and does not unduly distort the free market. — David S. Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026 Mid-market carve-outs rarely command a TSA long enough to deliberate, so the real skill is collecting and disseminating the supporting information quickly enough that leadership can make sound choices in rapid succession. — Miki Kapoor, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026 This medical inertia partly reflects the time lag involved in disseminating findings. — Paula Span, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2026 Officials said the girl, who turned 17 years old less than six weeks before the attack, helped by disseminating the livestream of the assault and releasing the manifesto the two teens had authored. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026 Internally at the studios, copyright divisions spend their energy targeting larger criminal operations enabling these digital pirates — the hives sharing and disseminating premium content. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 The show's founder and presenter Mehdi Ahmadi said he was charged with disseminating false information and questioned on Sunday and Monday. — August 18, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 No billion-dollar corporation changes or eliminates its operating policies without disseminating the replacement policy first. — Joseph Landers, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026 Jackie is fighting staff Friends of Big Bear Valley's Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam (FOBBV), in a July 21 email to USA TODAY, said the rescue is unable to take calls or emails and is only disseminating information on Jackie through social media. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disseminating
  1. propagating
  2. spreading
  3. circulating
  4. transmitting
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  • The flow of the attacks was (1) finding targets, (2) gaining code execution, (3) establishing inference, and (4) propagating to new hosts.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
  • What prevents an incorrect action from propagating into the physical process?
    — Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of propagating
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  • What Florida would be choosing School vaccination requirements help communities establish herd immunity, which is when enough people are vaccinated to prevent a disease from easily spreading.
    — Katrine L. Wallace, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
  • These methods gained prominence in France during the 2016 labor protests before spreading further during the Yellow Vest movement.
    — Saskya Vandoorne, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of spreading
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  • Public health specialists said the death is a reminder that bird flu is still present and circulating.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Blocking access to ballot drop boxes, handing out fliers or circulating a petition are also not allowed.
    — Don Sweeney, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of circulating
Verb
  • Martinez Vasconcelos purchased tickets and helped finance charter flights, transmitting at least $150,000 to companies outside the United States to advance the operation, authorities said.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
  • The impact of surging oil prices is transmitting directly from gas stations to delivery packages, with market expectations pointing toward record high US package shipping costs this year.
    — , CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of transmitting

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