1
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
Mature clumps can be propagated by division in spring.
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Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2026
But sometimes this connection is propagated within the community itself to make a salient point about a complex condition.
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Sloane Crosley,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Because of their structure, they can only be propagated through division, not through trimmings.
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Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
8 June 2026
This is why fruit crops are almost always propagated vegetatively, or cloned, rather than grown from seed.
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Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
6 June 2026
By the time a human intervenes, the narrative has already propagated, indexed by search engines, embedded in datasets, and echoed across platforms.
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Wyles Daniel
may 19,
Miami Herald,
19 May 2026
That means the tree is protected by a federal plant patent and can't be propagated at home.
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Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
19 May 2026
Singh and his team have propagated more than 10,000 native plants, replacing ornamental imports with species that belong here.
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Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
The community is invited to select from hundreds of California native plants, drought-tolerant selections, vegetables, herbs, perennials, succulents, as well as specialty plants propagated from members’ own gardens—many of them unusual varieties unavailable at commercial nurseries.
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Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
26 Apr. 2026
Andy Wilcox,
Better Homes & Gardens,
23 June 2026
But sometimes this connection is propagated within the community itself to make a salient point about a complex condition.
—
Sloane Crosley,
New Yorker,
8 June 2026
Because of their structure, they can only be propagated through division, not through trimmings.
—
Melissa Epifano,
The Spruce,
8 June 2026
This is why fruit crops are almost always propagated vegetatively, or cloned, rather than grown from seed.
—
Sj McShane,
Martha Stewart,
6 June 2026
By the time a human intervenes, the narrative has already propagated, indexed by search engines, embedded in datasets, and echoed across platforms.
—
Wyles Daniel
may 19,
Miami Herald,
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
Singh and his team have propagated more than 10,000 native plants, replacing ornamental imports with species that belong here.
—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2026
The community is invited to select from hundreds of California native plants, drought-tolerant selections, vegetables, herbs, perennials, succulents, as well as specialty plants propagated from members’ own gardens—many of them unusual varieties unavailable at commercial nurseries.
—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
26 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for propagated
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The watch revives the brand’s iconic A384 case from 1969, faithfully reproduced in its distinctive 37mm tonneau shape.
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There are parts of her practice that can easily be reproduced.
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But few knew about its significance, including the city’s historic preservation board, which has oversight over the dig, until independent archaeologists, including UM’s Ardren, disseminated Carr’s reports, a public record.
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After the military seized the objects, they were disseminated unlawfully into museum and personal collections around the world.
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The number of animals in his care has multiplied since the outbreak of the latest Israel-Hezbollah war, as hundreds of thousands of southern Lebanon residents fled and were unable to take their pets or farm animals.
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Beside the foreign brigades and their dogs, Venezuelan teams like K-Sar Ecid worked as peers; the collaboration multiplied what neither could have achieved alone.
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Flames raced through rows of vehicles at a Rancho Cordova salvage yard Friday evening, engulfing between 50 and 100 vehicles before more than 70 firefighters contained the blaze and kept it from spreading to neighboring businesses.
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If using grounds, apply in 1 to 2-inch deep layers and make sure the coffee is spread in an unbroken line so slugs and snails won’t cross it.
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The rash was much milder in mice bred with defective itch-sensing nerve cells.
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More than 20 dogs and puppies have been rescued after officers shut down a Statesville dog fighting kennel where men bred, trained, sold and tied up pit bull type dogs and posted about it on Facebook.
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That system has allowed plans to be widely circulated for public input, and for the leasing, permitting, and administration of plans to be predictable and orderly.
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An internal memo, circulated in December 2025 and first reported by the Washington Post this week, states that Department of the Interior employees, including National Park Service staff, are not permitted to confirm deaths that take place in federal park facilities.
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