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as in disseminates
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 propagates
Sound is a mechanical wave that propagates through a medium, such as a gas, liquid or solid, by causing particles to oscillate and transmit energy through the material.
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Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
The former is a young plant company, which propagates seedlings and ships them off to be planted worldwide.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
At the furthest edge of this vision lies a future where entire organizations operate not as hierarchies or even networks but as coherent light fields, where strategic intent propagates through resonance rather than reporting lines.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The light then passes through a vertical waveguide, which restricts the way the light propagates and creates wavelength-dependent patterns; so different wavelengths of light land on different pixels on the detector.
—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2023
Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Dec. 2025
The former is a young plant company, which propagates seedlings and ships them off to be planted worldwide.
—Max Scheinblum, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
At the furthest edge of this vision lies a future where entire organizations operate not as hierarchies or even networks but as coherent light fields, where strategic intent propagates through resonance rather than reporting lines.
—Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The light then passes through a vertical waveguide, which restricts the way the light propagates and creates wavelength-dependent patterns; so different wavelengths of light land on different pixels on the detector.
—Gwendolyn Rak, IEEE Spectrum, 13 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for propagates
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EagleMania not just reproduces the music of the famous rock band with their five-part harmony and guitar work but captures their distinct sound.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
14 Jan. 2026
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So little is known about how the fish reproduces that no one has been able to successfully breed them in captivity.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
27 Dec. 2025
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The virus disseminates from a person’s vomit and stool, spraying into the air or landing on nearby surfaces.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacbee.com,
15 Dec. 2025
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The spores can also be present in soil, which, if disturbed, disseminates the spores into the air.—
Cara Lynn Shultz,
PEOPLE,
11 Dec. 2025
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Additionally, the game features a multiplier for each play that multiplies non-jackpot prizes by up to 10 times.—
Desiree Anello,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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From a security perspective, connecting models to tools and stacking agents together multiplies risks that are already unresolved in standalone large language models.—
Thomas Şerban von Davier,
The Conversation,
29 Dec. 2025
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That's how informality spreads, and productivity dies.—
Ricardo Torres,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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Measles symptoms can appear between seven and 21 days after exposure and may include high fever, cough, runny nose, red watery eyes, white spots inside the mouth and a red blotchy rash that typically starts on the face and spreads downward.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Propagates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagates. Accessed 18 Jan. 2026.
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