How to Use disseminate in a Sentence

disseminate

verb
  • The findings were widely disseminated.
  • The Internet allows us to disseminate information faster.
  • No one thought to use it for disseminating knowledge.
    — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Giuliani has long sought to obtain and disseminate dirt on the Bidens.
    — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2020
  • Like every dumb hot take, or troll-y thing, or just all of the talking points are formed and are disseminated.
    — Recode Staff, Recode, 2 May 2018
  • With each high-profile assault from the right, the founders disseminate a fresh fund-raising plea.
    — Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2020
  • In other words, a small candle in a large room may not disseminate its scent thoroughly or with much strength.
    — L. Daniela Alvarez, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2023
  • But as with the tomato hornworm, these efforts to disseminate truth did not change how the rumors spread.
    — Scientific American, 3 Sep. 2019
  • Telegram is also a broadcasting tool of sorts, used by many to disseminate news.
    — Scott Nover, Quartz, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The details match those of a memo that Eastman wrote and disseminated.
    — Sarah D. Wire, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Members of the public can watch or obtain recordings, but can’t disseminate them.
    — Justin Fenton, baltimoresun.com, 16 June 2021
  • The port did not disseminate the information in a news release or on its website.
    — Ron Hurtibise, sun-sentinel.com, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Smith believes older wolves have a better chance of living in the wild and disseminating their genes.
    — Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 4 May 2024
  • Some see it as a pioneer, willing and able to try new things and disseminate what works to others across Texas.
    — Talia Richman, Dallas News, 27 Sep. 2021
  • The reporters took down his words and then disseminated them across the Internet and in newsprint.
    — Rainer Sabin, AL.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Doctors there would check him out and do dictation that will be disseminated to all 32 teams.
    — Jonathan Jones, SI.com, 8 Mar. 2018
  • Using your voice to disseminate the talk of a rumor in the name of transparency is not journalism.
    — Ime Ekpo, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
  • Some on the far right disseminated the footage and still images from it in order to further a clearly racist agenda.
    — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • What outlets and platforms are Lee and her colleagues using to disseminate that work?
    — Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Young people wanted a way to mobilize and disseminate updates about the protests.
    — USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
  • That is why the call for help, to expose and disseminate Neville’s photos, continues.
    — Rica Cerbarano, Vogue, 24 Feb. 2023
  • As these claims were disseminated, Ukraine’s military released drone footage to set the record straight.
    — Sébastien Roblin, Popular Mechanics, 5 July 2023
  • Schwitzer cautions journalists and those who disseminate information to take the time to do it right.
    — Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN, 27 June 2020
  • The group then used Telegram to disseminate photos of the vandalism.
    — David Klepper, ajc, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Even the male lawyers the couple hire, after Penthouse claims the right to disseminate the tape, don’t understand her plight.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Hamas was filming the crimes as they were being committed and disseminating footage online.
    — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026
  • The company is still working on the plan, the people said, as concrete rules for the structures haven’t been disseminated.
    — Julie Steinberg, WSJ, 3 May 2018
  • The virus disseminates from a person’s vomit and stool, spraying into the air or landing on nearby surfaces.
    — Hannah Poukish, Sacbee.com, 15 Dec. 2025
  • The funds will be shared among 67 child care centers in the state as part the inaugural round of funding is disseminated.
    — Sabrina Leboeuf, Baltimore Sun, 11 July 2023
  • Now, groups of activists and bystanders have phones at the ready and can quickly disseminate video widely and across multiple platforms.
    — Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026

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