dissemination

noun

dis·sem·i·na·tion di-ˌse-mə-ˈnā-shən

Synonyms of dissemination next

: the act or process of disseminating or spreading something : the state of being disseminated

the dissemination of ideas

And thanks to the emergence of social media as the increasingly dominant mode of information dissemination, are we nearing a time when truth itself will become just another commodity to be bought and sold on the social-media markets?—

Michael Hirschorn

For centuries, translating a text signified that it was essential, worthy of preservation and dissemination.—

Aviya Kushner

Although the Hong Kong flu outbreak was associated with comparatively few deaths worldwide, the virus was highly contagious, a factor that facilitated its rapid global dissemination.—

Kara Rogers

Examples of dissemination in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But at a time when public dissemination of data and details about new cases is critical, another worrying development has become trackable: the erratic drips of information coming from the federal agency responsible for such matters. —

Chloe Berger, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2024 Before his deal with the US Justice Department, the Australian had been facing 18 criminal charges related to his organization’s dissemination of classified material and diplomatic cables, and a 175-year jail sentence. —

Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN, 1 Oct. 2024 The dissemination of the Vance file appears to be a hack-and-leak operation akin to how Russian intelligence leaked files from Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign in 2016. —

Kevin Collier, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024 Earlier that month, De Moraes ordered an investigation into Musk over the dissemination of defamatory fake news and another probe over possible obstruction, incitement and criminal organization. —

David Biller and Gabriela Sá Pessoa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for dissemination

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Word History

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of dissemination was in 1615

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