DISSEMINATION Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

dissemination

noun

Definition of dissemination

as in diffusion

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as in distribution

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Recent Examples of dissemination David Arredondo pleaded guilty in July to child molesting and dissemination of matter harmful to minors. — Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026 Yet the traditions of these holidays stand alongside the criticisms, both of which allow for debate, revision of celebration, and dissemination of knowledge without tossing out holidays wholesale. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 Sep. 2026 In any case, there’s something to be said for filmmakers trusting their audience to draw its own conclusions from this period piece and its throughline to information dissemination in the 21st century. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026 The Inffinito Brazilian Film Festival is the largest Brazilian film fest held abroad and a pioneer in the promotion and dissemination of local pics in the international market. — Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 23 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dissemination

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Noun

Beneath the cloth, small toothpicks held in place with putty support printouts of landmark research papers that advanced the techniques behind modern AI generation, including diffusion.

— Shanti Escalante-De Mattei, ARTnews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
The system relies on a gas diffusion electrode, which is a membrane made of the same type of material used in non-stick cookware.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of diffusion

Noun

The program offers discussions of financing and distribution, opportunities to present unfinished work and pitch projects, and meetings with industry representatives.

— Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
The Irish production and distribution shingle, which specializes in horror and adjacent genre movies, is handling worldwide sales on the film, which recently wrapped principal photography.

— Ed Meza, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of distribution

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This can then affect atmospheric circulation patterns, which affect climate across the world.

— Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2026
In the 60 days since de la Espriella became president, Bula said, security forces reported 32,029 arrests, the seizure of over 135 tons of narcotic drugs and the removal of 3,414 firearms from circulation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of circulation

Noun

After his topological analysis of the jersey knit, Shimamoto used moves from basic knot theory to design a knittable stitch in which defect propagation can still happen but not endlessly.

— Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
This unique propagation gives rise to wave trajectories with directional rotation, or handedness, which dictates whether paths rotate clockwise or counterclockwise.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of propagation

Noun

Simon takes a hyperreferential and maximalist approach to the transmission of history.

— Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Pros and cons One of the biggest beneficiaries of the bill would be the growth of massive electric transmission systems—essentially, power lines—that are exceedingly hard to get built through the lands of property owners.

— Jordan Blum, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of transmission

Noun

To support Constant’s production, Shopkorn approaches their relationship in a more old-school model, sending her money as a stipend instead of waiting for a sale to go through and split it 50-50 as is now the norm.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Five films are directed by filmmakers from outside the Baltic countries, with Baltic talent and expertise playing significant roles in their production.

— Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2026

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