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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
These waves are propagated to the related facial areas and are overlaid to generate complex facial movements in real time.
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IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
At the time, Facebook was severely criticized for failing to stem the flow of misinformation, including fake news propagated by foreign governments.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
These waves then propagate and superpose on top of each other to adjust a robot face’s physical features depending on their reaction.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2025
Christopher Raia, the deputy assistant director of the FBI’s counterterrorism division, said in a Thursday press conference that Jabbar posted at least five videos propagating the ideology of ISIS, which the suspect claimed to have joined last year.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
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IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2024
At the time, Facebook was severely criticized for failing to stem the flow of misinformation, including fake news propagated by foreign governments.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 7 Jan. 2025
These waves then propagate and superpose on top of each other to adjust a robot face’s physical features depending on their reaction.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Jan. 2025
Christopher Raia, the deputy assistant director of the FBI’s counterterrorism division, said in a Thursday press conference that Jabbar posted at least five videos propagating the ideology of ISIS, which the suspect claimed to have joined last year.
—Brad Dress, The Hill, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propagate
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Over generations, the pair have become so intertwined that now the fungus can’t reproduce without its endosymbiont.—
Molly Herring,
WIRED,
26 Jan. 2025
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In light of these challenges, perhaps there's a way to reproduce the observed features of the universe without needing an inflaton.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
19 Jan. 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,
21 Jan. 2025
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Monetary donations to families’ GoFundMe campaigns are ideal because the process is streamlined, efficient, and can be easier than having to coordinate where to send, and how to disseminate physical items.—
Essence,
Essence,
17 Jan. 2025
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And the problems were multiplying: The Hurst fire in the Valley had grown to 500 acres, forcing evacuations.—
Jonathan Wolfe,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
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Researchers have found that a translocation mutation (when part of a chromosome attaches to a different one) may cause the oncogenes to multiply too quickly and lead to cancer.2 Is Multiple Myeloma Hereditary? Multiple myeloma may be partly hereditary.—
Carrie Madormo, RN,
Health,
17 Jan. 2025
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Those funds went toward identifying and responding to health emergencies and stopping disease threats from spreading across borders, according to the WHO’s website.—
Alejandra O’Connell-Domenech,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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Santa Ana winds, which are high-speed winds that blow from the mountains to the coast in California, could spread these devastating blazes further.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Propagate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propagate. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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