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 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 Many herbs can be easily propagated at home after they are established. — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 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

No one had to wait to hear or at least see the lyrics, at least, since they were printed right on the front of the CD, in images disseminated by the shop.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 22 Aug. 2026
The post was private but was snipped and disseminated on social media before it was deleted less than an hour later.

— Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of disseminated

Verb

Those amounts look modest until multiplied across the thousands of similar individual claims now pending.

— Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
That single decision, multiplied across a school district, then a state, then dozens of states, is how the United States found itself, over the summer, with the worst measles year in 35 years.

— A.J. Russo, Baltimore Sun, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of multiplied

Verb

Mellencamp, 45, was initially diagnosed with melanoma that spread.

— Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Aug. 2026
But the war’s unintended consequences have spread far beyond the Middle East, affecting global security, diminishing America’s global standing, and potentially providing its adversaries with an opportunity to expand their influence.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of spread

Verb

Knightsbridge is owned and bred by Godolphin, founded by Dubai ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoun.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Aug. 2026
Conspiracy theories — of euthanasia, of sterilization, of American bad intentions involving CIA spies, of viruses bred in pig cells (for those who kept Halal) or monkey cells (to Hindus for whom the macaque is sacred) — were common.

— Eli Cahan, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of bred

Verb

The phrase has circulated on gaming platforms for years, although its exact origins aren’t really known.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026
This recent incident has caused a great deal of anger and frustration among the Taiwanese artistic community and general public as news has circulated online widely this week.

— Vivienne Chow, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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