propagated

past tense of propagate
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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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Recent Examples of propagated The cuttings can be propagated in water until roots form to grow new plants. Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 3 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 All patented cultivars of plants are protected and cannot be propagated. Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 17 July 2026 Many herbs can be easily propagated at home after they are established. Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for propagated
Verb
  • Numerical simulations reproduced the experimental results and indicated that nonreciprocal pair propulsion is the minimal mechanism needed to sustain the unusual cluster dynamics.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Your god-classes and workarounds become its conventions, reproduced fluently in every new file.
    Evan J. Schwartz, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Emily Moreno and Zashin are the subjects of Miller’s defamation lawsuit, which alleged the defendants disseminated domestic abuse allegations that were then published by national and regional news outlets.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 30 July 2026
  • The protests seemed to intensify following the visuals of police repression, which were disseminated widely on social media by independent journalists and protesters.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • The architecture and core focus of planting community seeds remained constant even as the specific interventions multiplied and deepened.
    Mena Mirhom, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Isolating each peak required constructing a very specific function that, when multiplied by the original fractal-like function, would pull out just the peak and be close to zero everywhere else.
    Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 12 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Beyond seeking members' votes, campaigns and the party look to organized labor for help in spreading Democrats' message to voters and getting people to the polls.
    ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • And alumni are among the college’s best ambassadors for spreading that message, insists Emma Donatille, executive director of the WCC Foundation that has handed out nearly $440,000 in scholarships over the years.
    Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Unlike cows, Garner said, yaks have not had all their wildness bred out of them.
    David Kelly, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
  • How a horse learned to play music Yupia is a 7-year-old American Bashkir bred in Kentucky.
    Maddie Rhodes, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The absurd rumor emerged after videos circulated of Usher’s performance, with social media claimers claiming the singer looked a little different than usual.
    Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Some appeared to draw from materials Miller’s group has circulated online.
    Rose Evans August 9, Idaho Statesman, 9 Aug. 2026

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“Propagated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagated. Accessed 16 Aug. 2026.

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