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 of proliferate
Recruitment ads have proliferated across TV, radio, print and podcasts directing viewers to an ICE hiring website that portrays immigration as an existential threat.
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Arkansas Online, 1 Jan. 2026
Curvy Furniture Wavy designs from the likes of Sophia Collé and Gustaf Westman caused a flurry of curvy silhouettes to proliferate interiors.
—Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
Guerrilla Tacos — founded as a cart in 2012 before expanding to a truck and an Arts District restaurant — helped proliferate Alta California cuisine with chef and co-owner Wes Avila’s hyper-seasonal tacos and tostadas.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Knowledge of Shaker craft proliferated through a network of mentorship, bringing wider-scale adoption of the communities’ forms.
—Lila Allen, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 1 Jan. 2026
Curvy Furniture Wavy designs from the likes of Sophia Collé and Gustaf Westman caused a flurry of curvy silhouettes to proliferate interiors.
—Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 31 Dec. 2025
Guerrilla Tacos — founded as a cart in 2012 before expanding to a truck and an Arts District restaurant — helped proliferate Alta California cuisine with chef and co-owner Wes Avila’s hyper-seasonal tacos and tostadas.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
Knowledge of Shaker craft proliferated through a network of mentorship, bringing wider-scale adoption of the communities’ forms.
—Lila Allen, Architectural Digest, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proliferate
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The committee approved Lucas’s amendment and approved the recommendation to increase funding for the temporary jail.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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Iwobi’s movement drags Ladislav Krejci wider, increasing the space between the lines and creating a clear passing angle for Calvin Bassey.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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But Vanderbilt, as attention, pressure and fatigue rise on a pursuit no one outside its camp expected, is essentially two teams with two games left in the 2025 regular season.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Water levels of small streams may also rise rapidly.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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The researchers emphasized that policy support is crucial for accelerating this transition and building a robust recycling system.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
8 Nov. 2025
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Business leaders say that such policies risk accelerating an exodus of companies, diminishing the city’s commercial tax base, and ultimately affecting services and jobs essential to millions of New Yorkers.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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In addition to WeRide and Pony AI, Baidu is also expanding its robotaxi offerings through its Apollo Go vehicles.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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That includes a new and robust collaboration with Brazil’s federal government and 22 of its states—including Pará—to expand cooperation on climate action.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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As the day wears on, the crowd swells to a formidable throng.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Per BrightOcular, potential complications include infections, high pressure in the eye, glaucoma, inflammation of the iris, swelling in the cornea, loss of cells around the cornea, deterioration of the iris and more.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
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Through the partnership with Prince Hall and the Unity Grand Chapter, Nash said his church was able to multiply its efforts to help the community.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Players can multiply non-jackpot wins up to 10 times when the jackpot is $150 million or less.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Rainwater tends to accumulate at the road edges.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Nov. 2025
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Higher elevations from West Virginia through the border of North Carolina and Tennessee can expect accumulating snow.—
Briana Waxman,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Proliferate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proliferate. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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