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
The two-day trial of ten people accused of sexist cyberbullying against France’s First Lady Brigitte Macron by propagating fake and malicious claims about her sexuality and gender began in Paris on Monday.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
The idea of waves propagating through a barrier has been around for a long time, since before the existence of quantum mechanics.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
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.
—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
Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
The idea of waves propagating through a barrier has been around for a long time, since before the existence of quantum mechanics.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 8 Oct. 2025
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.
—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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Also like the natural world, the Tyranids are patient, slowly devouring the edges of the galaxy and reproducing in unthinkable numbers in the darkness of space.—
Alan Bradley,
Space.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Women’s free labor in the home subsidized the profits of employers because workers’ families bore the cost of reproducing the future labor force.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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But Drexel and her family see this as a rare window of opportunity before Jin’s potential indictment for illegally disseminating information online – which, Drexel said, would make his release much harder to negotiate.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
29 Oct. 2025
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During a pandemic that had stripped millions of their livelihoods, I was being offered an entry-level wage higher than what 90 percent of the formal workforce earned, all for disseminating misinformation.—
Snigdha Poonam,
The Dial,
28 Oct. 2025
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Pasadena Humane staff emphasized the urgency of the rescue, noting that unseparated mice and hamsters can reproduce rapidly, quickly multiplying into dozens of animals in a short time.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
3 Nov. 2025
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Bellettini was previously Kering’s deputy CEO in charge of brand development and is best known for her long tenure leading Saint Laurent, multiplying the size of that business nearly sixfold.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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The idea is that these are machines capable of mining resources, replicating and spreading through the galaxy over millions of years.—
Hannah Millington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin directly blamed Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson for fostering hostility toward law enforcement and accused the media of spreading false narratives about immigration operations.—
Greg Wehner,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Schwanz pointed out how the work goes back to breeding resilience—not just breeding crops that can do more with less or maximizing yield—but true resilience for everyone.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Nov. 2025
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Alpha Genesis’s red-meat pivot is emblematic of the desperate position in which the primate-breeding industry now finds itself.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Propagating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagating. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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