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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
Understanding how heat propagates in such states may improve models of their evolution and internal structure.
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
But Kennedy has already propagated an insidious revolution within the agencies under his control, using a playbook familiar to illiberal leaders—culling expertise, silencing critics, and weaponizing administrative procedure to grant a veneer of legitimacy to his actions.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 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
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Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 8 Sep. 2025
But Kennedy has already propagated an insidious revolution within the agencies under his control, using a playbook familiar to illiberal leaders—culling expertise, silencing critics, and weaponizing administrative procedure to grant a veneer of legitimacy to his actions.
—Dhruv Khullar, New Yorker, 6 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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propagate
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No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.—
Greg Grandin
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Still cannot reproduce the issue.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
23 Sep. 2025
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Critics of the law warn that a site operator could sell the ID information, which could also be obtained by hackers and disseminated.—
Ray Stern,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, their parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Pay an additional $1 to add the Power Play for a chance to multiply all Powerball winnings except for the jackpot.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
28 Sep. 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,
27 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement That has helped save tens of millions of lives, contributed to a reduction by half of mortality rates of children under five, put developing countries on a better economic trajectory, and substantially reduced the chances that infectious diseases emerge and spread.—
Dr. Seth Berkley,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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Even minor sparks or drifting embers can incite nearby foliage or grass, setting off a rapidly spreading fire.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Propagate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagate. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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