proliferate
verb (used with or without object)
to grow or produce by multiplication of parts, as in budding or cell division, or by procreation.
has proliferated
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present perfectof proliferate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The restaurant’s sweet tasting menu is part of a trend that has proliferated across the U.S. in recent years.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 2026
Data-center technology provider Vertiv Holdings Co. has been a big winner as artificial intelligence has proliferated.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025
Its production has proliferated in Syria amid an economy broken by war, sanctions and the mass displacement of Syrians abroad.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2024
UMG said it will continue to work with Meta on addressing this content, which has proliferated on social media sites.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2024
At the edges the epithelium has proliferated and is covering over the newly formed granulation tissue.
From Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition. by Alexis Thomson
