PROLIFERATED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

proliferated

verb

past tense of proliferate

as in increased

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

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Recent Examples of proliferated False claims about the virus, including that the epidemic was a hoax, have proliferated across the Central African nation, accelerating the spread of the disease in overcrowded displacement camps where hundreds of people often share a toilet, Reuters reported. —

Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 15 June 2026 Soccer has steadily proliferated in popularity stateside since then, with youth participation booming while the domestic Major League Soccer, which began play in 1996, grew into a solid professional circuit. —

CBS News, 12 June 2026 Digestive aids grossed $51 billion last year, and podcasts including the Cleveland Clinic’s Butts & Guts have proliferated. —

Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2026 These invasion fictions took a range of forms, from short stories and pamphlets to novellas and full-length novels, and proliferated especially in the late-Victorian and Edwardian period leading up to World War I, which brought the subgenre’s brief flourishing to an end. —

Ivan Kreilkamp, JSTOR Daily, 10 June 2026 The fans stood in lengthy security lines at this sprawling athletic complex for an up-close morning look at a team that isn't among the favorites, but has the backing of millions in a country where soccer has proliferated in popularity since the World Cup's last visit in 1994. —

ABC News, 8 June 2026 Fractional ownership companies, destination clubs, and luxury access memberships have proliferated in recent years as affluent consumers increasingly prioritize experiences over traditional ownership. —

Jeff Fromm, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026 Smart toys that can directly respond to children and their environments have proliferated in recent years, offering parents a new way to teach their children important skills. —

Noelle Harff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 May 2026 And checkpoints and controls on movement within the West Bank itself have proliferated. —

Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 27 May 2026

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Rainbow flick The chances of seeing this skill — some might call it a circus act — being performed at the World Cup this summer increased significantly on the back of Neymar being named in the Brazil squad.

— Stuart James, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Economic output has also increased, up 24% over the same period, government data show.

— Jamey Keaten, Los Angeles Times, 15 June 2026