- present participle of disseminate.
disseminating
Americanverb
Etymology
Origin of disseminating
Example Sentences
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However, it took months to gather the evidence necessary to identify and prosecute the person allegedly responsible for disseminating it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 31, 2026
In exceptional cases, disseminating footage that’s hard to stomach serves a noble objective.
From Salon ● Aug. 6, 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
"Existing methods of supporting children and young people with special needs should be evaluated with a view to disseminating good practice and reducing the current over-reliance on classroom assistants," it said.
From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026
Thus the category ‘discovery’ proved to be capable of disseminating across the various local cultures of Renaissance Europe, but it did not fare well elsewhere.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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