as in to propagate
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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The film, now in post, features Egyptian star Mona Zaki as Egyptian icon Umm Kulthum who from the late 1920s onwards became the first prominent Arab singer to disseminate her work to the masses via the new technologies of the times: radio, the phonograph, cinema and television.
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
The fake newspapers, with names like Wisconsin Catholic Tribune, are part of a massive national effort funded by conservative megadonors to disseminate partisan information under the guise of news.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
To avoid detection, the Russians planned to disseminate misinformation by inserting comments or replies into authentic message threads; these comments would include links directing users to sites showcasing more elaborate propaganda.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
The telegraph may seem old-timey today, but after its introduction in the 1840s, Americans could disseminate breaking news across huge territories along electrical wires.
—Jon Grinspan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
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Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 Oct. 2024
The fake newspapers, with names like Wisconsin Catholic Tribune, are part of a massive national effort funded by conservative megadonors to disseminate partisan information under the guise of news.
—Sophie Carson, Journal Sentinel, 24 Oct. 2024
To avoid detection, the Russians planned to disseminate misinformation by inserting comments or replies into authentic message threads; these comments would include links directing users to sites showcasing more elaborate propaganda.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
The telegraph may seem old-timey today, but after its introduction in the 1840s, Americans could disseminate breaking news across huge territories along electrical wires.
—Jon Grinspan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024
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What the pyramid structure implies is that such an experience will propagate down in some way, changing the levels below it.Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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This dynamic—in which a bee feeds on a flower’s nectar and gathers pollen to feed larvae, and also propagates pollen from flower to flower, enabling plant reproduction—was already well established.Max G. Levy, WIRED, 27 Oct. 2024
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Fix the Hide Before Tweaking the Spread If things aren’t going as planned and ducks aren’t finishing, duck hunters tend to want to mess with the decoy spread.Joe Arterburn, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
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Dozens of firefighters were battling the brush fire just days after fires in wooded areas of Brooklyn, the Bronx and New Jersey spread smoke across New York City.Evan Bush, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
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The 37-year-old rapper called out publications — including VIBE — for their coverage of Diddy throwing him a wild party in 2014 following footage of the event being circulated online.Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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In 2020, an online petition circulated calling the names racist and asking for them to be removed.CNN.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Disseminate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disseminate. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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