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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 ideal time of year to propagate stem cuttings depends on the species, and usually, woody plants root best in soil or potting mix rather than in water.
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
Those fears are propagating into the way homebuyers look at new properties, into the shopping and selection process and therefore the sales process, into land development, into economic impacts and on and on.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
After taking your cuttings, propagate them in water or in soil with some rooting hormone.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2025
After five years, the pungency of Greek oregano wanes but the plant can easily be propagated from shoot tip cuttings.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
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Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 30 Jan. 2025
Those fears are propagating into the way homebuyers look at new properties, into the shopping and selection process and therefore the sales process, into land development, into economic impacts and on and on.
—Jennifer Castenson, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
After taking your cuttings, propagate them in water or in soil with some rooting hormone.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Jan. 2025
After five years, the pungency of Greek oregano wanes but the plant can easily be propagated from shoot tip cuttings.
—Joshua Siskin, Orange County Register, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propagate
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This was seen by more than one million people on X and was reproduced extensively on social media and legacy media outlets.—
Adam Crafton,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Evans reproduces an illustration from an 1816 catalog of Sheffield iron products showing nine different hoes.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
15 Feb. 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.—
David Keller,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Last week, Johnson’s deputy mayor for labor relations, Bridget Early, began disseminating a plan for the school district to accept the obligation of the $175 million Municipal Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund, which covers non-teaching CPS personnel, by March 30.—
Nell Salzman,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Feb. 2025
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Manning, the startup’s first big investor, made more than $315 million, multiplying his original investment by about 60.—
Robin Fields,
CNN,
17 Feb. 2025
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These mutations cause healthy plasma cells to transform into abnormal cancerous cells that grow and multiply uncontrollably in bone marrow.2 While genetic changes to the DNA are what may cause multiple myeloma, abnormal chromosomes may contribute to the cancer development as well.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
14 Feb. 2025
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Farm workers and people who have backyard flocks are at higher risk of infection, but scientists are concerned that the virus will spread further – and possibly adapt to spread between people.—
Jen Christensen,
CNN,
25 Feb. 2025
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The search for nationhood spread far and wide, becoming a central organizing principle of the world and one of its most potent political ideologies.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Propagate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagate. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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