as in increased
to become greater in extent, volume, amount, or number
rumors about the incident proliferated on the Internet
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Recent Examples of proliferated
Other area stores followed and union organizing drives proliferated across the United States to include more than 150 stores by March of 2022.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
As a result, indoor entertainment has proliferated and theaters in the region are usually in a prime position.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Without that context, negative reactions to this process proliferated earlier this fall on social media, which were then repeated prominently in other public forums and elsewhere.
—Anne D’alleva, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024
But by the 1970s, creative uses of limited partnerships proliferated.
—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 11 Dec. 2024
No sooner had authorities swooped in to pick up 26-year-old Luigi Mangione on Monday — after the employee called police upon recognizing him from photos released by the NYPD — than reviews referencing rodents and snitches proliferated online.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
Where once oppression grew and proliferated under the horrors and injustices of slavery, where once the state of North Carolina literally dumped poison on the land, today Oakley Grove plantation is fertile with a new sustainable crop—hope.
—Longreads, 6 Dec. 2024
With the rise of embodied intelligence, humanoid robot companies have proliferated in China.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2024
Warrior Essentials is one of many companies that trade on unfounded theories about the dangers of vaccines, which have proliferated in the alt-right social media landscape since the pandemic — ideas that are not backed by science.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
As a result, indoor entertainment has proliferated and theaters in the region are usually in a prime position.
—Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Without that context, negative reactions to this process proliferated earlier this fall on social media, which were then repeated prominently in other public forums and elsewhere.
—Anne D’alleva, Hartford Courant, 12 Dec. 2024
But by the 1970s, creative uses of limited partnerships proliferated.
—Paul Kiel, ProPublica, 11 Dec. 2024
No sooner had authorities swooped in to pick up 26-year-old Luigi Mangione on Monday — after the employee called police upon recognizing him from photos released by the NYPD — than reviews referencing rodents and snitches proliferated online.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 10 Dec. 2024
Where once oppression grew and proliferated under the horrors and injustices of slavery, where once the state of North Carolina literally dumped poison on the land, today Oakley Grove plantation is fertile with a new sustainable crop—hope.
—Longreads, 6 Dec. 2024
With the rise of embodied intelligence, humanoid robot companies have proliferated in China.
—Ni Tao, Interesting Engineering, 5 Dec. 2024
Warrior Essentials is one of many companies that trade on unfounded theories about the dangers of vaccines, which have proliferated in the alt-right social media landscape since the pandemic — ideas that are not backed by science.
—Aria Bendix, NBC News, 4 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proliferated
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While security measures at hospitals have increased following the shooting, experts warn that these efforts may be temporary unless significant changes are made.Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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The average fees per card - which includes transaction fees, subscription fees, as well as commissions - increased 13% year over year in Q3.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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The Ohio State University will be the home of this grant, which will emphasize graduate training through the university’s accelerated BS+MS, MS, and PhD programs.Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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By letter of December 13, the court accelerated the briefing schedule, requesting a final response by December 19.Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The ongoing Starbucks union workers' strike has now expanded to a dozen states, union representatives confirmed to USA TODAY on Monday.Natalie Neysa Alund, The Courier-Journal, 24 Dec. 2024
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That has expanded to include a toy drive to collect items to give to children in foster care.Corina Vanek, The Arizona Republic, 24 Dec. 2024
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Novo Nordisk’s Fundamentals Over Recent Years Novo Nordisk’s revenue rose over 2x from 127 billion DKK in 2020 to 271 billion DKK for the last twelve-month period.Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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In terms of the design, the mix of rose gold and rhodium plating on the dial brings an industrial feel to the timepieces.Sophie Furley, Robb Report, 24 Dec. 2024
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