DISSEMINATES Synonyms: 30 Similar and Opposite Words

disseminates

verb

present tense third-person singular of disseminate

as in propagates

to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people activists sent by the organization to disseminate their views

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Recent Examples of disseminates The spores can also be present in soil, which, if disturbed, disseminates the spores into the air. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025 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 Much of that money has been routed through a nonprofit judicial advocacy group Leo founded — now called The 85 Fund — which both receives and disseminates Leo’s funding. — Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 7 Apr. 2026 Federal privacy laws require such documents before a federal agency collects or disseminates personal, identifiable information about the public for a new purpose. — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 3 Apr. 2026 Irrespective of how the threat is made, the agency's Protective Intelligence division examines and disseminates general threat intelligence to the entire agency. — Donald J. Mihalek, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026

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Risk increasingly propagates through third-, fourth- and fifth-party relationships that evolve at different speeds and across multiple jurisdictions.

— Nosa Omoigui, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
When that happens, the stress propagates and the rupture grows.

— Sylvain Barbot, The Conversation, 26 June 2026

Definition of propagates

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The virus spreads through the saliva or nervous system tissue of infected mammals, usually through bites.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 2 July 2026
Those worries make sense, and understanding how bird flu spreads and what to watch for is the best way to protect your flock and yourself.

— Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Definition of spreads

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Fox does not disclose tournament ad revenue, and spot pricing circulates only as unattributed estimates.

— Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026
As blood circulates through your smallest vessels, some fluid leaks out through the vessel walls into surrounding tissue.

— Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 29 June 2026

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