propagate
verb (used with object)
to cause (an organism) to multiply by any process of natural reproduction from the parent stock.
is propagating
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present progressiveof propagate (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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In Ferguson’s case, the landscape designer is propagating flowers on a vacant lot offered by a friend, screenwriter Dalan Musson, whom she met while volunteering at the North Central Animal Shelter in L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 21, 2024
The modified beam then travels through the second section of the waveguide, so that a beam with modulated properties is propagating.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
The grand tally of U.S. wells that have been abandoned or that do not have an owner is propagating like an algae bloom.
From New York Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
This is sited to the north and east of Halley, and is propagating away from the base.
From BBC ● Jan. 24, 2023
Penn. But Mr. T. Walter Styer, of the same place, is propagating and introducing it as the Styer.
From The Nut Culturist A Treatise on Propogation, Planting, and Cultivation of Nut Bearing Trees and Shrubs Adapted to the Climate of the United States by Andrew S. Fuller
