proliferated
- past participle of proliferate.
- past tense form of proliferate.
Example Sentences
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These privately owned e-scooters are illegal to ride on public roads across the UK, but they've proliferated regardless.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
Social media has been flooded with posts from users in Colombia, Chile, Uruguay, Ecuador and Peru questioning refereeing decisions or expressing disapproval of Argentina, while messages mocking rival teams also proliferated from Argentine accounts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 15, 2026
That’s a proliferated low-Earth-orbit constellation made up of likely hundreds, or even thousands, of satellites designed to provide high-speed communications for the Pentagon.
From MarketWatch ● May 26, 2026
One theory is that master’s degree programs have proliferated over the past two decades, and with so many candidates’ holding a master’s, it kind of loses its value.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Plants grew and bore fruit, branches proliferated, buds became flowers, clouds formed in ever-new ways and patterns, colors changed.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
