PROLIFERATE Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

proliferate

verb

prə-ˈli-fə-ˌrāt

Definition of proliferate next

as in to increase

to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number rumors about the incident proliferated on the Internet

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Recent Examples on the Web Naloxone distribution containers have been proliferating across the country in the more than a year since the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved its sale without a prescription. —

Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 26 Sep. 2024 The article has ignited concerns about the proliferating use of license plate reader technology — high-speed cameras that photograph all passing license plates and place them in a database — by Detroit police and other agencies. —

Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 20 Sep. 2024 The impulse to text or talk while driving has provided a new danger to the roads, proliferating over the last several decades. —

Mason Leib, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2024 Dog breeds, especially of the smaller varieties, began to proliferate. —

Rachel Nuwer, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for proliferate

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