1
as in reproducing
to bring forth offspring
the dams along the river are interfering with the salmon's ability to propagate
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as in disseminating
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 propagating
Such a blatant falsehood making it to the press conference betrays the fact that there is no limit to how false something has to be in order for this administration to resist propagating it.
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Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
To develop a whole-virus vaccine, researchers must first spend months isolating and propagating the virus.
—Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Continue propagating mature clumps by division in spring.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
To develop a whole-virus vaccine, researchers must first spend months isolating and propagating the virus.
—Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Ask how your system updates its models, handles evolving processes and prevents mistakes from propagating.
—Karpagam Narayanan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Cracks are propagating in a Republican Party and right wing that have been historically supportive of the country.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 25 Sep. 2025
To develop a whole-virus vaccine, researchers must first spend months isolating and propagating the virus.
—Deborah Fuller, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2025
Continue propagating mature clumps by division in spring.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Sep. 2025
To develop a whole-virus vaccine, researchers must first spend months isolating and propagating the virus.
—Deborah Fuller, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Ask how your system updates its models, handles evolving processes and prevents mistakes from propagating.
—Karpagam Narayanan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Cracks are propagating in a Republican Party and right wing that have been historically supportive of the country.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 19 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for propagating
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The costs of reproducing living labor varied in response to struggle.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Without people in the loop, AI risks reproducing the inherent problems that it is meant to avoid, including discrimination, institutional incompetence and overall distrust.—
Gangesh Pathak,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Cultural and institutional barriers to disseminating them have decreased.—
Zeynep Tufekci,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
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To remember how these three women—and other journalists like them—got down to the business of reporting on what was happening, disseminating information to the masses and becoming a part of history, though none of them knew it at the time.—
Rachel Burchfield,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Across the fashion industry, circular strategies are multiplying — global SPAs are strengthening garment collection schemes, while European luxury houses are elevating biodiversity as a strategic pillar.—
Chizuru Muko,
Footwear News,
2 Oct. 2025
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Their two-income household had dropped to one, and Fleming’s son required more in-home medical equipment, multiplying their family’s expenses.—
Luke Chinman,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Proper spacing improves air circulation around the plants, which can reduce the risk of spreading diseases and pests.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
6 Oct. 2025
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Speaking specifically about those spreading transphobic views online, Ellis-Bextor said she was dismayed at the fervor with which many of them spoke.—
Stephen Daw,
Billboard,
6 Oct. 2025
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Prior to being rescued, Neve was used for breeding.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Oct. 2025
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This will prevent mosquitoes from breeding in your yard.—
Elizabeth B. Kim,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
23 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Propagating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagating. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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