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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
The operator turned a crank at one end, and the movement was propagated through the machine, shifting part after part, until a series of numbers printed out on the other end.
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Karl Ove Knausgaard, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
The farm also has an indoor research and development nursery where the team is propagating Torrwood’s own proprietary genetics.
—Colette Coleman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Musk chose to propagate these falsehoods on his influential social media platform, X, which had already become notorious among Democrats and others of the political center and left for amplifying disinformation from right-wing extremists.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Researchers are also investigating whether coral fragments can be propagated in labs and replanted to restore reefs.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2025
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Karl Ove Knausgaard, Harpers Magazine, 29 Apr. 2025
The farm also has an indoor research and development nursery where the team is propagating Torrwood’s own proprietary genetics.
—Colette Coleman, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Musk chose to propagate these falsehoods on his influential social media platform, X, which had already become notorious among Democrats and others of the political center and left for amplifying disinformation from right-wing extremists.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Researchers are also investigating whether coral fragments can be propagated in labs and replanted to restore reefs.
—Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 24 Apr. 2025
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Set in the dystopian society of Gilead, The Handmaid’s Tale follows June (aka Offred) as she’s forced to reproduce with a high-ranking commander, all while secretly plotting to overthrow the totalitarian government and reunite with the daughter who was taken from her.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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The transition occurred partly because amniotes evolved to reproduce with hard-shelled, rather than soft-shelled, eggs.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
22 May 2025
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Currently, no other organization has the capacity to coordinate international rapid response efforts, to share medical research and innovation and to disseminate critical intelligence.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 June 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.—
Carter Braxton Worth,
CNBC,
30 May 2025
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In Madden's cooking club, for example, students practice math by adding, subtracting and multiplying for recipes.—
Jonaki Mehta,
NPR,
27 May 2025
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But in Season 3 (which was primarily based on the fourth book of Jordan’s series, The Shadow Rising), the threats against the Light multiplied.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
23 May 2025
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But some storefronts have shuttered as fear has spread, said Marie Jean-Francois, 45, one business owner there.—
Mark Bonamo,
New York Times,
1 June 2025
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That’s the message that national weather forecasters, emergency management directors and public officials also are spreading as this year’s Atlantic hurricane season starts today and continues through Nov. 30.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
1 June 2025
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“Propagate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagate. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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