Example Sentences

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Soccer-themed documentaries have proliferated in recent years, with the 2023 hit Netflix series about David Beckham helping popularise the genre.

From Barron's • May 16, 2026

Innocuous as using the term “mother” to describe an actress may ultimately be, it has been proliferated in such an extreme and exaggerated way that the expression has sprinted past “bop” in terms of misuse.

From Salon • May 10, 2026

New development proliferated, and construction workers, service staff and luxury retailers all profited.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

"It's impossible to stop your feeds being proliferated with this material."

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Evolution occurred in scientific progress as it happened in nature: a positive trait was passed along, then proliferated; obsolete characteristics withered away, and the technology and the organization evolved into something new.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly