prop·a·ga·tion | \ ˌprä-pə-ˈgā-shən 
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\Definition of propagation
: the act or action of propagating: such as
a : increase (as of a kind of organism) in numbers
b : the spreading of something (such as a belief) abroad or into new regions
c : enlargement or extension (as of a crack) in a solid body
Examples of propagation in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web Alarmed by the propagation of QAnon theories in the yoga-and-wellness community, a group led by the yoga instructor Seane Corn took a stand on Instagram.
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Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, "The Internet Trump Built," 30 Oct. 2020 On September 8, 2020, the same day Stankey's essay in Politico was published, AT&T; told the FCC that the agency should not require additional details to verify the accuracy of propagation models used by mobile carriers to generate coverage maps.
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Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, "AT&T; hopes you’ll forget its years-long fight against accurate broadband maps," 10 Sep. 2020 My new friend in Mississippi, Carol, is a whiz at propagation.
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Janet Carson, Arkansas Online, "From one, come many," 18 Oct. 2020 Teenagers are not able to spot a sensationalistic theory involving Princess Diana’s death as a propagation of falsities.
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Sofia Barnett, Wired, "Why Teens Are Falling for TikTok Conspiracy Theories," 19 Sep. 2020 These memes all use us for their propagation while harming us.
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John Horgan, Scientific American, "How to Be a Mystical Skeptic," 15 Sep. 2020 The populations are so small that inbreeding depression has made seed propagation difficult to impossible.
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Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, "This celebrated Kentucky botanist is the namesake behind this perfect garden goldenrod," 12 Sep. 2020 Its own survival depends on sparing its victims to continue as vehicles for its propagation.
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Robert Lee Hotz, WSJ, "‘Really Diabolical’: Inside the Coronavirus That Outsmarted Science," 7 Sep. 2020 The latter is a propagation of a surface fracture in the ice clean through to the bottom of the ice sheet as the crack fills with water.
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Scott K. Johnson, Ars Technica, "New map shows vulnerability of Antarctic ice to self-fracking," 26 Aug. 2020
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propagation
nounprop·a·ga·tion | \ ˌprä-pə-ˈgā-shən \
\Kids Definition of propagation
: the act or process of causing to multiply or spread out
the propagation of ideas
propagation
nounprop·a·ga·tion | \ ˌpräp-ə-ˈgā-shən \
\Medical Definition of propagation
: the act or action of propagating: as
a : increase (as of a kind of organism) in numbers
propagation of a pure culture of bacteria
b : the spreading or transmission of something
propagation of a nerve impulse
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