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 Over time, that standard propagated across the broader platform. Vishal Saxena, Forbes.com, 20 July 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 Cuttings typically develop roots within a few weeks to a few months, but this depends heavily on growing conditions and the variety being propagated. Jessica Safavimehr, Southern Living, 20 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 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
  • Even companies that are a step closer to infrastructure, including Jasper and Tome, remain exposed the moment model providers ship the same feature, proof that sitting lower in the stack rescues nobody when the layer itself can be reproduced.
    Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • But the deeper misconception, Zacharia and other scholars say, is that there exists a single, correct ancient world the film could have reproduced.
    Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 22 July 2026
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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.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
  • After the military seized the objects, they were disseminated unlawfully into museum and personal collections around the world.
    News Desk, Artforum, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Private Security Across the country, the number of ultra-expensive homes has also multiplied.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
  • This effect is multiplied during supply chain disruptions, which reward agility and punish rigidity.
    Gary McGuigan, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Verb
  • Spoon about 1 tablespoon cream cheese mixture in the center of each square, and spread slightly to fill the smaller square while maintaining the border.
    Torie Cox, Southern Living, 1 Aug. 2026
  • As the first reports and videos of migrants reaching Ceuta spread on social media, more people headed north in hopes of reaching European Union territory.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Scarce cultural assets are born organically, not bred artificially, and these assets are where pricing power lives.
    George Wells, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • The animal, fizzing with the inexhaustible energy of a creature bred for hauling chockablock toboggans, was confined to a tiny pen, a mere twenty feet square, behind the neighbor’s trailer.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Ellington filed an order of protection in 2023 against a person who allegedly had circulated his neighborhood and property with a gun, searching for the then-council member.
    Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
  • Videos of the shooting were captured by bystanders and were circulated online.
    Marin Scott, NBC news, 23 July 2026

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“Propagated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagated. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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