DISSEMINATION Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

dissemination

noun

Definition of dissemination

as in diffusion

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Recent Examples of dissemination He was charged with five felony counts of eavesdropping, 23 misdemeanor counts of secretly filming another person and three misdemeanor counts of unlawful dissemination of private recordings. — Austin Turner, CBS News, 24 June 2026 The state said those restrictions previously barred publication or dissemination of the transcript, even though attorneys for the parties and Crosby’s counsel were permitted to review the material. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2026 Thus was born a creepypasta—a term that does not mean a plate of squid-ink farfalle but, rather, a freaky urban legend, built for online dissemination. — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 31 May 2026 Payton, for more than two decades, has masterfully blended an ability to sequence plays and keep the game’s big picture in mind, but the coach himself has said there are times when his dissemination of the play calls has slowed. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 27 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for dissemination

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Noun

Most video diffusion models generate many frames simultaneously, denoising the sequence in one go.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 13 July 2026
Immigrant inventors contribute to knowledge diffusion across borders.

— Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026

Definition of diffusion

Noun

As Will County farmland gives way to warehouses, distribution centers and data centers, conservationists say the landscape around Midewin is changing rapidly.

— Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
Jim Orr, president of domestic theatrical distribution for Universal, which put out both The Odyssey and Oppenheimer, agrees that the British auteur is singularly responsible for keeping the turnstiles spinning.

— Chris Lee, Vulture, 20 July 2026

Definition of distribution

Noun

Researchers, educators, and policymakers questioned whether broadcasting encouraged juvenile delinquency, weakened family relationships, and gave governments and media organizations unprecedented influence over public opinion.

— Michael Edmondson, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Similarly Derek Rae, a broadcasting stalwart who has been at every World Cup since 1990 in some capacity.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of broadcasting

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Simon Brook also led the technical restoration of the film, which had largely disappeared from circulation after the original 35mm prints were lost.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 July 2026
Fungal disease damage can often be eliminated by pruning plants to improving the air circulation in and around the shrub.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 15 July 2026

Definition of circulation

Noun

Antonio Sanchez, a longtime native plant nursery manager, will lead a free class on native plant propagation, which will be held at Arlington Garden in Pasadena and hosted by Artemisia Nursery of El Sereno.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026
The distinction matters because once a cutting is legally classified as cannabis, commercial retailers can no longer rely on the exemption that allows propagation material to be sold.

— Dario Sabaghi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Definition of propagation

Noun

Unfortunately for this part of the Lamborghini customer base, its chief marketing and sales officer Federico Foschini says there are currently no plans to put a similar transmission in one of the marque’s supercars.

— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 15 July 2026
And prices are affected by other factors, such as weather, transmission systems and regulations.

— Daniel Yue, Fortune, 14 July 2026

Definition of transmission

Noun

By late May, Iran had restarted drone production and was replacing missile sites and launchers destroyed earlier in the war, sources told CNN.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 17 July 2026
Jaen city and surrounding Olive groves and trees, Jaen is known as the Olive Oil capital producing around 25% of global supply and over half of Spain's olive oil production.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 17 July 2026

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