disseminating

verb

present participle of disseminate
as in propagating
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 disseminating No billion-dollar corporation changes or eliminates its operating policies without disseminating the replacement policy first. — Joseph Landers, Baltimore Sun, 6 Aug. 2026 Jackie is fighting staff Friends of Big Bear Valley's Big Bear Eagle Nest Cam (FOBBV), in a July 21 email to USA TODAY, said the rescue is unable to take calls or emails and is only disseminating information on Jackie through social media. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 22 July 2026 Henrietta also had a particular fondness for befriending young women, and disseminating scientific works and sharing knowledge with them. — Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026 Broadsides – sheets of paper containing lyrics to be sung to familiar, traditional melodies – were a common medium for disseminating songs. — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026 Everyone who chooses to has a platform for disseminating and consuming information about science, whether true or not. — Lisa Fitzpatrick, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Last month, Superior Court Judge Gassia Apkarian found that the ads violated California’s false advertising law by disseminating public statements about the disposal of property — specifically vehicle donations — that were misleading by omission. — Francie Ebert, NBC news, 6 June 2026 The channels for packaging and disseminating information about the environmental and performance benefits of cotton apparel have evolved as well. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 28 May 2026 Questions concern how the courts would assess who or what might be responsible for faulty algorithms or other flaws in system design and whether a robot was negligent or malicious when disseminating libelous content damaging individuals or organizations. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disseminating
  1. propagating
  2. spreading
  3. circulating
  4. transmitting
Verb
  • Instead, Shanahan recommends layering, a method of propagating new plants from a still-living thyme specimen.
    — Alexandra Jones, The Spruce, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Mai is propagating more than 170 varieties collected from refugees around the world, helping preserve these precious grains while studying which are best suited to our changing climate.
    — Laura Mclively, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of propagating
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  • The study is ongoing, but interim results found the treatment, Intismeran, met ​both its primary target of reducing cancer recurrence and its secondary ⁠goal of keeping cancers from spreading to other parts of the body.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Getty Images As wildfires sweep Europe and North America, falsehoods about their causes and the nature of climate change are spreading like, well, wildfire.
    — David Vetter, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of spreading
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  • The team used a technique called metabolomics to measure small molecules circulating in the blood, providing a biochemical snapshot of how the astronauts' bodies — and the microbes living inside them — were responding to spaceflight.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Videos and photos circulating on social media show piles of rocks, chunks of concrete and rusted metal rods after waves removed layers of sand along the shoreline.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of circulating
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  • In on most aircraft and require most pilots to fly while transmitting ADS-B signals.
    — Alexandra Skores, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Companies are developing robust, modular, and radiation-resilient solutions to filter and process information in space, transmitting only valuable insights.
    — Ben Topor, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of transmitting

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