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 For its fifth edition, PhMuseum Days 2026 disseminates a programme of exhibitions, screenings, talks, workshops and independent publishing across the city of Bologna, under the artistic direction of Giuseppe Oliverio. — Photovogue, Vogue, 20 Sep. 2026 But the way social media disseminates words and images means that young people often share the same cultural icons and influences in ways unimaginable 50 years ago. — Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 18 July 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 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 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 spores can also be present in soil, which, if disturbed, disseminates the spores into the air. — Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 11 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disseminates
  1. propagates
  2. spreads
  3. circulates
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  • Through their business The Fig Hunter, founded in 2021, the couple propagates unique varieties like Shasta Cranberry and Amen’s Citron from cuttings taken in unlikely spots such as culverts and pavement cracks.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The policy semantics and how a mandate propagates once delegation turns multi-hop, machine-initiated and cross-organizational remain implementation problems.
    — Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of propagates
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  • And when the healthcare system is flawed to its core and disinformation about alternative treatments spreads rapidly online?
    — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Omnivore’s reissue of the first of these, for its 30th anniversary, spreads the original album across three sides with a new remix from Falkner himself, then adds four bonus tracks (a studio outtake song and three four-track demos) for Side 4.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of spreads
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  • Although flu circulates year-round, cases typically increase in the fall and winter months.
    — Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Thick layers of grease, food splatters, and burned-on food can block airflow and vents and reduce how well heat circulates.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of circulates

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“Disseminates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disseminates. Accessed 10 Oct. 2026.

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