as in to increase
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
rumors about the incident proliferated on the Internet
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Recent Examples of proliferate
Access to sensitive scientific information and proliferating AI technologies that help malign actors manipulate diseases pose a unique peril.
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Andrew Kishuni, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2025
Regions of intense magnetic activity known as sunspots are proliferating on the solar surface and are capable of releasing intense bursts of radiation resulting in solar flares that can hurtle toward Earth at the speed of light, according to NOAA.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
The canvas is large, the backdrop colorful, and the subplots proliferate like those in a Dickens novel.
—Siddhartha Deb, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Innovation proliferation also proliferates the risks of existential harm from unsupervised AI.
—Tom Wheeler, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proliferate
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Easy solution: increase the toll to keep more cars out of Midtown.—
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Though Congress began its new session just a little over a month ago, its approval rating has increased among Americans, according to new data from Gallup.—
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The average tariff on all U.S. imports would rise from less than 3% to about 20%, Ashworth estimated.—
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Heavy rain continued to produce serious flooding across parts of the Southern United States on Sunday, where rapidly rising floodwaters inundated roadways and spurred some evacuations.—
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The demonstration was organized by the service workers' union ver.di, with participants marching through the streets around 10:30 a.m. when the suspect's vehicle overtook a police escort, accelerated, and struck the crowd from behind, police said.—
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The investment helps to accelerate Mikuni’s goal of expanding to 50 locations by its 50th anniversary, Arai said in a news release announcing the deal.—
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She’s since expanded into other jewelry and accessories categories and launched lifestyle items like laptop cases, luggage tags and keychains.—
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Meanwhile, about 90 minutes from L.A., Hollywood power couple John Legend and Chrissy Teigen have expanded their West Coast property portfolio with a vacation getaway in the mountain community of Lake Arrowhead.—
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Cold exposure is particularly helpful for those who have irritable skin through the constriction of blood vessels, alleviating swelling and flushes.—
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Tannins swelling the structure and acidity bathing the flavors.—
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Manning, the startup’s first big investor, made more than $315 million, multiplying his original investment by about 60.—
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These mutations cause healthy plasma cells to transform into abnormal cancerous cells that grow and multiply uncontrollably in bone marrow.2 While genetic changes to the DNA are what may cause multiple myeloma, abnormal chromosomes may contribute to the cancer development as well.—
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The problem, Haynes said, is that the snow is not accumulating in abundance.—
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Yes, those picks are great, and Dubas has done a fine job of accumulating them.—
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That controversy intensified after West ran a commercial during Sunday’s Super Bowl LIX that aired in select markets including Los Angeles and directed viewers to the Yeezy site.—
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The true secret of what this place is and who created it will be revealed in a clever way, but danger also intensifies when Bartholomew begins to have doubts about the loyalty of her hire.—
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“Proliferate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proliferate. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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