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as in to disseminate
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 propagate
Dawkins’s 1976 bestseller, The Selfish Gene, and Wilson’s field-defining 1975 book, Sociobiology, proposed that nearly any feature of human society could be explained in terms of its propensity to propagate the genes responsible for it.
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Erik Baker, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
But some of the original accusations were propagated by state media and bots associated with the Ministry of Defense, hinting at a schism within the party.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
With Combs’ trial underway this week in New York, Bieber’s rep released a statement Friday in part due to the many rumors that have propagated since Combs’ arrest that alluded to Bieber being an abuse victim of Combs.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
The New Risk Physics Twelve days of limited warfare revealed that risk now propagates along supply networks faster than along battle lines.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Erik Baker, Harpers Magazine, 18 June 2025
But some of the original accusations were propagated by state media and bots associated with the Ministry of Defense, hinting at a schism within the party.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2025
With Combs’ trial underway this week in New York, Bieber’s rep released a statement Friday in part due to the many rumors that have propagated since Combs’ arrest that alluded to Bieber being an abuse victim of Combs.
—Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 16 May 2025
The New Risk Physics Twelve days of limited warfare revealed that risk now propagates along supply networks faster than along battle lines.
—Guney Yildiz, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propagate
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The disease is considered a highly invasive tumor in the central nervous system because its cells reproduce extremely quickly.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
23 July 2025
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The name McKim, Mead & White evokes the image of three portly, middle-aged men, because the most frequently reproduced photograph of the trio was taken around 1905, when all three partners were in their fifties.—
Henry Wiencek
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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Apple leaks and rumors are so common that there’s an entire media ecosystem to track and disseminate them.—
Andrew Cunningham,
ArsTechnica,
18 July 2025
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When projects are costly, urgent or time-specific, independently replicating them prior to disseminating results is often not feasible.—
Amanda Kay Montoya,
The Conversation,
17 July 2025
Verb
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If several filings were required for the same year but were missed, the penalties can easily multiply.—
Virginia La Torre Jeker,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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For an additional $1 per play, the Power Play feature can multiply non-jackpot prizes by two, three, four, five or 10 times.—
Tanya Wildt,
Freep.com,
14 July 2025
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The Relay fascia is debuting belatedly in the U.K., having already spread to many airports in Europe and the United States, with the latter market being served via LTR’s subsidiary, Paradies Lagardère.—
Kevin Rozario,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
19 July 2025
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“Propagate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagate. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.
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