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 View this post on Instagram Because of the news of her divorce, the post trickled through the celebrity gossip outlets, and that coverage in turn propagated the post through Google search. — Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026 Cultivation The plant grows naturally on riverbeds, grasslands, and human-disturbed areas; it can be propagated from both seeds and stem cuttings. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026 Propagating ‘Kaleidoscope’ Abelia ‘Kaleidoscope’ Abelia is patent-protected and cannot be propagated. — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 29 Sep. 2026 Begonias can be propagated via leaf cuttings by making cuttings in the leaf veins and placing leaves on a soilless mix. — Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Sep. 2026 Stone was the consummate anti-Boomer Boomer, his best work existing in opposition to the official stories propagated by a top-down media infoscape. — Darren Franich, HollywoodReporter, 11 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 How to Grow Hibiscus From Seeds Both tropical and hardy hibiscus varieties can be propagated by seed. — Shelby Vittek, The Spruce, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for propagated
Verb
  • In fact, the bag has been reproduced and is available for purchase.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The company says its system reasons through investor requirements, borrower context, guidelines, overlays, and related concepts before producing a decision path that can be reproduced and audited.
    — Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • After the Bauhaus, people came to Yale, taught at Black Mountain College, and then those ideas disseminated to Cranbrook, Otis, CalArts, and other schools.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
  • It’s calculated via a weighted average of the time according to atomic clocks around the world and disseminated by the BIPM.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Sawie has worked with OCA to provide technical support for seed selection, testing, monitoring and quality assurance to help establish a reliable supply of organic cotton seed that can be multiplied and made widely available to farmers.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The official said that Rubio had grown increasingly frustrated as the reports multiplied.
    — Matthew Lee, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Infrastructure on this scale needs a dedicated body that can keep pace with the technology and draw on the expertise already spread across existing agencies.
    — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Nigeria’s health minister, Muhammad Ali Pate, said authorities had found no evidence that the virus had spread into communities.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Such seeming futility has bred disillusionment among some of the student body.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The conservancy is currently working to release a group of ploughshare tortoises bred there after the species was close to extinction because of poaching.
    — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • From here, heated water is circulated to fan coil units (FCUs) to circulate warm air throughout the poultry house.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • But some immigration advocates feel the reforms did not go far enough and have not been circulated widely.
    — Cayla Bamberger, New York Daily News, 17 Oct. 2026

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“Propagated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagated. Accessed 26 Oct. 2026.

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