proliferates

present tense third-person singular of proliferate

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of proliferates As violence in schools proliferates in the United States, so too has the marketplace for products designed to protect students. Tonya Simpson, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025 Misinformation proliferates both online and off. Stacie Kershner, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2025 Vibrio proliferates during heavy rains and floods. Andrea Tamayo, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2025 An international survey of over 49,000 developers found that a lack of trust is growing in AI tools even as the use of these tools proliferates in the development process. John Kell, Fortune, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proliferates
Verb
  • Environmental Exposures Being around certain chemicals and substances increases the risk of stomach cancer.
    Carrie Madormo, Health, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The weather service offers 7-day forecasting, as uncertainty increases beyond a week out.
    Hayleigh Evans, AZCentral.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • This fall Frankenstein’s monster rises once more, summoned this time by Mexican film director Guillermo del Toro.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2025
  • And his heater shows up as a heater and then rises.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Continuous delivery accelerates the feedback loop between users and developers, allowing real-world data from ongoing projects to refine solver precision and stability.
    Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The Outdoor Alliance explains that public lands may remain open while being largely unstaffed, which accelerates wear on trails and facilities and raises the cost of repair once funding resumes.
    Monica Sanders, Forbes.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Stricter Rules Take Effect The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), passed earlier this year, expands the age range for able-bodied adults without dependents who fall under SNAP’s three-month time limit.
    Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Johnston told Cartoon Brew that the movie expands the book's short, chaotic structure into a full-length story while staying true to Dahl’s humor.
    Jane LaCroix, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • According to construction manager John Kearns, the oceans swells became too challenging, moving the barge too much for the crane to operate safely.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
  • And learn to map the tides, the winds, the sea swells, as the navigators do?
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Apparently, Nevada multiplies those in attendance by pi, given an in-house estimate of about 6,000 (announced was 19,473).
    Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Shareability multiplies your impressions without multiplying your budget.
    Erik Huberman, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025

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“Proliferates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proliferates. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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