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Proliferate

usgb/prəˈlɪfəreɪt/Volume
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Quick Expansion

Use 'proliferate' when something grows or increases rapidly and extensively.

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Mobile apps have started to proliferate across the internet.
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Negative Connotation

Often has a negative connotation, suggesting uncontrollable or excessive growth.

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Conspiracy theories tend to proliferate online during a crisis.
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Unintended Spread

Suggests spreading despite efforts to control or is unplanned.

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Once the rumor started, it proliferated through the school.
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