- present participle of disseminate.
disseminating
Americanverb
Etymology
Origin of disseminating
Example Sentences
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The virus has been "rampant and silently disseminating for a few weeks already", she said.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
A U.A.E. official said disseminating inaccurate information can incite panic and cost lives in times of crisis.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
“What I can say with absolute certainty is that the DOJ did a terrible job when they were disseminating these files,” Hersh said.
From Salon • Feb. 10, 2026
Our job is to determine whether someone was engaged in journalism and whether their work involved gathering and disseminating news and information.
From Slate • Aug. 28, 2025
They might “build on public panic to further destabilize the system by disseminating rumors” and therefore “increase media coverage” and “stress the public health system.”
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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