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as in to disseminate
to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people
the various ways in which churches can propagate the faith
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Recent Examples of propagate
Radio signals, on the other hand, propagate significantly more.
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Margherita Bassi, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
That means the tree is protected by a federal plant patent and can't be propagated at home.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Will history books that refuse to propagate the fiction that the 2020 election was stolen be allowed in red-state classrooms?
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
This allows improvements in perception, control, or task execution to propagate across multiple systems, effectively linking product iteration to system-level development.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 May 2026
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Margherita Bassi, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
That means the tree is protected by a federal plant patent and can't be propagated at home.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
Will history books that refuse to propagate the fiction that the 2020 election was stolen be allowed in red-state classrooms?
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 12 May 2026
This allows improvements in perception, control, or task execution to propagate across multiple systems, effectively linking product iteration to system-level development.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propagate
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Even when robots resemble people and can reproduce human-like behaviors, young children may not automatically attribute the same intentions, knowledge, or communicative value to them.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
1 June 2026
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But cultural legitimacy is considerably harder to reproduce.—
Esade Business & Law School,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, or its parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Jeff Kilburg,
CNBC,
29 May 2026
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The channels for packaging and disseminating information about the environmental and performance benefits of cotton apparel have evolved as well.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
28 May 2026
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Two local governments in California have voted to declare a local emergency over the invasive golden mussels that are rapidly multiplying and clogging water pipes.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
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Every foot off target is a point added to the score, and every second outside the duration target is multiplied by four and added to the score.—
Ashley Mackin Solomon,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 May 2026
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The hotel has 277 rooms and suites spread across 12 floors of the 42-story building, ranging from a 460-square-foot deluxe room to the ultra-luxe 2,300-square-foot Presidential Suite, built for entertaining.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Worthington’s column was serialized, spreading this idea around.—
Jonathan Odden,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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“Propagate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagate. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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