CIRCULATE Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

circulate

verb

ˈsər-kyə-ˌlāt

as in to disseminate

to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people circulate the plans for the new stadium around town to get people's reaction

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Relevance

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as in to rumor

to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy circulated a rumor that someone was about to be fired

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as in to spread

to become known the prince denies the story about an extramarital affair that's been circulating in the tabloids

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Recent Examples of circulate Dusty Pixel photography/Getty Images/Moment RF A variant of H5N1 bird flu that has circulated widely in wild birds — and in several instances led to severe illness in humans — has turned up in dairy cattle for the first time. —

Will Stone, NPR, 5 Feb. 2025 Nearly 70 people in the U.S. have contracted bird flu, most of them farm workers, as the virus has circulated among poultry flocks and dairy herds, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. —

Reuters, NBC News, 5 Feb. 2025 Other Viruses Flu, COVID and RSV aren’t the only nasty bugs that are circulating, of course. —

Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2025 After the video began circulating social media, fans expressed outrage at how the artist was treated by the outlet. —

Vivian Kwarm, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for circulate

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An intense focus on teaching what is one of the most technical and mentally demanding positions in pro sports was paying off, especially in the Nordic countries, where resources could be pooled and disseminated to every age group through their club team system.

— James Mirtle, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025