propagate

Example Sentences

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The plants can strangle the annual blooms of native flowers and also pose fire danger as the plants propagate quickly and widely.

From Los Angeles Times

The researchers used ultrafast optics, spectroscopy and x-rays to document how boron arsenide's thermal conductivity begins to decrease as heat propagates across the sample and it is subjected to intense pressure.

From Scientific American

But for some time now, researchers have suggested that the balance of arguments propagated by climate sceptics or denialists has shifted from denying or undermining climate science to challenging policy solutions designed to reduce emissions.

From Salon

Activists say that while many of the talking points have long existed online - propagated by pro-China accounts - they are now attracting a wider audience as the video controversy renews global attention on Tibet.

From BBC

The new sapling is a Yoshino cherry tree that was propagated from a cutting from a cherry tree that was planted on the south grounds in July 2017, the White House said.

From Washington Times