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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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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
Parton, 79, not only took time to speak about her recent health issues, but addressed a certain AI photo that has been circulating.
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Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Dolly Parton‘s hair and spirits are as high as ever despite the health scare rumors circulating on social media.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Because vaccine manufacturers base their formulas on the circulating variant, it’s expected that the current COVID shots will stack up similarly to last season’s.
—Sara Novak, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
Rampdown is the process of safely and reliably turning off plasma current circulating at speeds of up to 62 miles per second (100 km per second) at very high temperatures of over 180000032 degrees Fahrenheit (100 million degrees Celsius).
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
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Ilana Kaplan, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Dolly Parton‘s hair and spirits are as high as ever despite the health scare rumors circulating on social media.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Because vaccine manufacturers base their formulas on the circulating variant, it’s expected that the current COVID shots will stack up similarly to last season’s.
—Sara Novak, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2025
Rampdown is the process of safely and reliably turning off plasma current circulating at speeds of up to 62 miles per second (100 km per second) at very high temperatures of over 180000032 degrees Fahrenheit (100 million degrees Celsius).
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for circulate
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, their parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Carter Braxton Worth,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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In all such cases, experts have worried that, although such disinformation might ultimately be corrected, there might not be sufficient time to get the word out, especially if AI fakes are disseminated very close to a key electoral moment — a kind of last-minute surprise.—
John Wihbey,
Big Think,
7 Oct. 2025
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Keaton and Allen notably collaborated on several projects throughout the ‘70s, including Love and Death, Play It Again, Sam and Annie Hall, which earned Keaton a Best Actress at the Oscars — and which was long rumored to be inspired by their relationship.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
11 Oct. 2025
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Nicolas Cage was rumored to be interested in playing Charlie and his fictitious twin, Donald.—
Susan Orlean,
New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2025
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Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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These swells are expected to spread toward the Turks and Caicos Islands and Bahamas tonight and on Saturday.—
MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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In fact, the study of wave-like phenomena can be traced back to early experiments done in the 1600s with water waves by pioneers like Christiaan Huygens, who understood that all waves could be treated as superpositions of many circular waves, propagating outward, all together.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
8 Oct. 2025
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The idea propagated by Saturday Night Live skits and sitcom one-liners that Lilith Fair was a misandrist showcase for joyless, hormonal angst was totally alien to accounts of what being there actually felt like.—
Sophie Gilbert,
The Atlantic,
30 Sep. 2025
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Continue reading … DIGITAL'S NEWS QUIZ – What did Rubio whisper to Trump?—
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FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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There were whispered mentions of prison, alcoholism, domestic abuse.—
Rachel Linden,
PEOPLE,
4 Oct. 2025
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While pricing hasn’t been revealed, the company plans to release it later this year in partnership with Asus, Boxx, Dell, HP, and Supermicro.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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In the film, Zenovich attempts to bring viewers into Chase’s inner world through interviews with his family, friends and co-stars, revealing what is beneath the surface of his bravado.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Circulate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/circulate. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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