CIRCULATE Synonyms: 71 Similar and Opposite Words

circulate

verb

ˈsər-kyə-ˌlāt

Definition of circulate

as in to disseminate

to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people circulate the plans for the new stadium around town to get people's reaction

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Relevance

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as in to rumor

to make (as a piece of information) the subject of common talk without any authority or confirmation of accuracy circulated a rumor that someone was about to be fired

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as in to spread

to become known the prince denies the story about an extramarital affair that's been circulating in the tabloids

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Recent Examples of circulate That’s about $20 billion less than what was circulated to investors last month. — Diane Brady, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026 Rumors circulated about Drake potentially being the dad of her baby earlier this week, as fans incorrectly connected him to Chanté’s maternity shoot at Toronto’s Casa Loma. — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 8 Oct. 2026 The bacterium that causes plague, Yersinia pestis, still circulates among wildlife in Siberia and neighboring regions. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 8 Oct. 2026 In recent years, a photo circulated online showing a smiling Hamilton, in her early 30s, standing next to a towering stack of pages containing codes her team used during the Apollo project. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for circulate

Recent Examples of Synonyms for circulate

Verb

The order and accompanying legislation must be designed so that collecting and disseminating foreign trade secrets advances defense and intelligence priorities and does not unduly distort the free market.

— DAVID S. COHEN, Foreign Affairs, 8 Oct. 2026
Additionally, when other news and media outlets republish our pieces via the Creative Commons license, our work gets disseminated widely.

— Katrina Stack, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of disseminate

Verb

The Fitbit Edge is rumored to come with a replaceable lithium-ion battery with up to seven days of battery life.

— Emma Roth, The Verge, 9 Oct. 2026
Oldman revealed in September that Lowden was among those rumored to take over the role of the British secret agent after Daniel Craig exited the Bond franchise in 2021.

— Mariel Turner, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of rumor

Verb

Swells from Isaias are affecting the western and northern portions of the Yucatan Peninsula and will spread northward toward the Gulf Coast on Friday.

— MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Food and drink With half a dozen restaurants spread around the complex, there’s no need to eat the same dish twice.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of spread

Verb

Cultivation The plant grows naturally on riverbeds, grasslands, and human-disturbed areas; it can be propagated from both seeds and stem cuttings.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Oct. 2026
Our findings raise the prospect of a new form of algorithmic profiling, in which AI systems do not simply infer sensitive characteristics from appearance but also construct and propagate visual stereotypes associated with them.

— Ashique KhudaBukhsh, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of propagate

Verb

Rooms The 149 guestrooms and 37 suites come alive in interiors inspired by ocean waves and the dusky skies of the Hollywood Hills, so the palette is moody, the finishes are polished, but nothing whispers.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026
As referees stopped Charlie Adams’ corner kick to separate a pair of players in the box, Adams whispered for Barea to come closer.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of whisper

Verb

Semafor reported in 2023 on extensive, leaked Iranian government communications that revealed Iranian attempts to influence US politics.

— Ben Smith, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
That’s what equity analysts were told Friday morning after Kering revealed the departure of the brand’s star designer Anthony Vaccarello.

— Miles Socha, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026

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