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to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
rumors about the incident proliferated on the Internet
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Recent Examples of proliferated
Tributes also proliferated online.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
Other area stores followed and union organizing drives proliferated across the United States to include more than 150 stores by March of 2022.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
As a result, indoor entertainment has proliferated and theaters in the region are usually in a prime position.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Without that context, negative reactions to this process proliferated earlier this fall on social media, which were then repeated prominently in other public forums and elsewhere.
—Anne D’alleva, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024
But by the 1970s, creative uses of limited partnerships proliferated.
—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 11 Dec. 2024
No sooner had authorities swooped in to pick up 26-year-old Luigi Mangione on Monday — after the employee called police upon recognizing him from photos released by the NYPD — than reviews referencing rodents and snitches proliferated online.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
Where once oppression grew and proliferated under the horrors and injustices of slavery, where once the state of North Carolina literally dumped poison on the land, today Oakley Grove plantation is fertile with a new sustainable crop—hope.
—Longreads, 6 Dec. 2024
With the rise of embodied intelligence, humanoid robot companies have proliferated in China.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2024
Dade Hayes, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
Other area stores followed and union organizing drives proliferated across the United States to include more than 150 stores by March of 2022.
—Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
As a result, indoor entertainment has proliferated and theaters in the region are usually in a prime position.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Without that context, negative reactions to this process proliferated earlier this fall on social media, which were then repeated prominently in other public forums and elsewhere.
—Anne D’alleva, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024
But by the 1970s, creative uses of limited partnerships proliferated.
—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 11 Dec. 2024
No sooner had authorities swooped in to pick up 26-year-old Luigi Mangione on Monday — after the employee called police upon recognizing him from photos released by the NYPD — than reviews referencing rodents and snitches proliferated online.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
Where once oppression grew and proliferated under the horrors and injustices of slavery, where once the state of North Carolina literally dumped poison on the land, today Oakley Grove plantation is fertile with a new sustainable crop—hope.
—Longreads, 6 Dec. 2024
With the rise of embodied intelligence, humanoid robot companies have proliferated in China.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proliferated
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While security measures at hospitals have increased following the shooting, experts warn that these efforts may be temporary unless significant changes are made.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The average fees per card - which includes transaction fees, subscription fees, as well as commissions - increased 13% year over year in Q3.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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Finally, accelerated demand led by corporate refugees is being met by a steady supply of businesses from retiring baby boomers.AllBusiness, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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According to recent studies, the rate of change across several key factors has accelerated by 183% in the past four years, largely driven by emerging technologies, including generative artificial intelligence.Sherzod Odilov, Forbes, 5 Jan. 2025
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There’s a reason the NFL has expanded the league’s reach to Germany with multiple games played there the past couple of seasons and with more on the way in the future.Larry Holder, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025
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In August, the Miami Herald reported that Florida’s voucher system, which was expanded in 2023 to cover families of all income levels, was beginning to affect per-pupil revenue in the state’s public school districts, affecting their ability to retain teachers and maintain school buildings.Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Jan. 2025
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In terms of the design, the mix of rose gold and rhodium plating on the dial brings an industrial feel to the timepieces.Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
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Novo Nordisk’s Fundamentals Over Recent Years Novo Nordisk’s revenue rose over 2x from 127 billion DKK in 2020 to 271 billion DKK for the last twelve-month period.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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