PROLIFERATE Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

proliferate

verb

prə-ˈli-fə-ˌrāt

Definition of proliferate

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 That will change as microdramas and other formats proliferate and generate more advertising, subscription and in-app purchase revenue. — Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026 The legal tussle comes as prediction markets have proliferated in the United States over the past two years. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026 But the continuous growth that’s essential for surviving in today’s constantly changing business environment, where new AI tools and capabilities proliferate, requires proactively thinking about how to make things run even better. — Aytekin Tank, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Per public documents, G-III will invest $425 million in the 50-50 joint venture, also acquiring the operating business of the Marc Jacobs brand and managing the license, which in terms of scale means proliferating product. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 18 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for proliferate

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Traffic through the strait is beginning to increase, but remains sharply depressed.

— Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
Boston increased its lead to 6-4 in the sixth on an RBI triple from Abreu when right fielder Jung Hoo Lee misplayed a line drive.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of increase

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Analysts note that following SpaceX's record-breaking IPO last month, investor interest in commercial spaceflight and the broader space sector has risen steadily.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Alphabet’s stock is down more than 15% from its May peak, wiping out roughly $700 billion in value, as concerns rise over its mounting AI bills and failure to produce a decisive technological breakthrough.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of rise

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Broadcom sits roughly 50% below its average Wall Street price target while the AI infrastructure build-out continues to accelerate.

— Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
The trend of declining foreign enrollment could accelerate after recent changes to decades-old policies limiting the ability of visa holders to change majors, switch schools and remain in the US after graduation.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of accelerate

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Earlier this month, Spotify announced plans to expand its own AI labeling, focusing on telling users when an artist is artificial rather than specific songs.

— James Peckham, PC Magazine, 21 Aug. 2026
Longtime American soccer reporter Pablo Maurer’s story outlines a potential 20-team competition that expands the postseason field by two while also adding incentives for teams to finish higher in the table.

— Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of expand

Verb

Satellite imagery showed the scale of the flooding, with the basin of the Trishuli River dramatically swelled by mud.

— Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026
During the seven years that it was occupied by British forces, Manhattan had been ravaged by fires, picked over by looters, covered in fortifications, and swollen with refugees.

— Eric Lach, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of swell

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From that game on, TV games featuring high school football multiplied and schools began to travel around the country for marquee matchups.

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026
What Bitcoin’s Market Cap Actually Measures Market capitalization is calculated by multiplying the latest market price by the circulating supply.

— Dave Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of multiply

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Pozen leans on the step-up in basis at death, which wipes out the capital gains accumulated during an owner's lifetime, and his column is careful to say this applies to money held outside retirement accounts.

— Dara-Abasi Ita, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
According to Baseball Reference and FanGraphs, that trio has accumulated more than half of Houston’s offensive WAR.

— Chandler Rome, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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