PROPAGATED Synonyms: 49 Similar and Opposite Words

propagated

verb

past tense of propagate

as in reproduced

to bring forth offspring the dams along the river are interfering with the salmon's ability to propagate

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as in disseminated

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 propagated These baby strawberry plants can be propagated to fill in empty spots in your garden beds or used to replace older strawberry plants that have become less productive over time. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2026 The group is best known for a sustained series of supply-chain attacks that laced open source software with malware that self-propagated from one package to another. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026 Social-media commentators have propagated conspiracy theories about the case, including a theory that Pat himself committed the killings. — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026 Any trimmings that contain at least one leaf node can be propagated into new plants. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2026 How to Grow Hibiscus From Seeds Both tropical and hardy hibiscus varieties can be propagated by seed. — Shelby Vittek, The Spruce, 15 Aug. 2026 These particular Stromanthe can be propagated via stem cuttings. — Samantha Johnson, Martha Stewart, 12 Aug. 2026 However, when discussions are not grounded in evidence, misinformation can be propagated and can do real harm to the general public. — Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 This is the notion, endlessly propagated online, that white populations in modern Western countries are being replaced by brown and Black alien populations, and that this replacement is a project — commonly attributed to Jews. — Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026

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Verb

However, another email reproduced in the filing states that after about a week, Sotheby’s removed the photograph from its website at the request of the artist’s representative.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
What survived was not the work that could be reproduced by a machine.

— David Woodard, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of reproduced

Verb

New technologies are being disseminated ever more quickly, and the machinery of politics and law delivers accountability at best intermittently, and then only at a painstaking crawl.

— Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 30 Aug. 2026
The Republican nominee’s comments were first reported by Bangor Daily News and later disseminated by the Maine Democratic Party.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of disseminated

Verb

Jurors then multiplied that number by the total number of residential and commercial subscribers.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Kalshi estimates that Spanish-language use of the app has multiplied by five since the beginning of 2026 and Spanish-speaking users now make up 12% of the platform.

— Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026

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The upshot of all this is that ClickFix is a highly effective and efficient means of spreading all sorts of malware.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
The company allows drivers to pay in full or spread the cost through a monthly payment plan, with terms available for up to five years, and monthly payments typically range from $99 to $150, depending on the vehicle and coverage level.

— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of spread

Verb

There are several types of dogs that were originally bred for work, making these breeds excellent hiking partners.

— Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026
Heifers are bred from between 12 to 15 months of age, and calves have a gestation period just under a year before staying up to 10 months with their mothers.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of bred

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Stories — real or not — circulated in the 19th and early 20th centuries of White people using Black children as bait while hunting in Florida’s swamps.

— Matt Baker, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the paper was circulated across the company’s dealership network, with many dealers putting a copy of the Independent in the glove box of every new car.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2026

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