proliferated
Grew in number
Proliferated is the past tense of proliferate, meaning to multiply rapidly or spread in great numbers.
Cells proliferate in the body.
Weapons proliferate across regions.
Ideas proliferate online.
Fast food chains proliferated across the country in the 1960s.
Rumors proliferated after the announcement.
The word often carries a sense of unchecked or concerning growth.
Sudden powerful increase
- boomLoud deep sound
- increaseGrowth in amount
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
- explosionViolent burst of energy
upsurge · spike · flourish · thrive · burgeon · expansion · amplification · acceleration
Abundantly full of
- swarmingGathering in large numbers
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- rampantFlourishing beyond control
- rifeAbundantly present, often negatively
ubiquitous · profuse · innumerable · countless · abundant · plentiful · widespread · pervasive
Spread information widely
- propagateSpread or breed further
- circulateMove in a loop
- diffuseSpread thinly throughout
- permeateSpread through entirely
disperse · scatter · broadcast · transmission · dissemination · propagation · diffusion · dispersal
surge
Sudden powerful increase
- boomLoud deep sound
- increaseGrowth in amount
- escalationProgressive increase in intensity
explosion · upsurge · spike · flourish · thrive · burgeon · expansion · amplification · acceleration · uptick
teeming
Abundantly full of
- swarmingGathering in large numbers
- overflowingExceeding capacity, spilling out
- rampantFlourishing beyond control
rife · ubiquitous · profuse · innumerable · countless · abundant · plentiful · widespread · pervasive · saturated
disseminate
Spread information widely
permeate · disperse · scatter · broadcast · transmission · dissemination · propagation · diffusion · dispersal · distribute
replicate
Copy exactly
divide · spawn · breed · regenerate · double · triple · quadruple · exponential · compound · accumulate
proliferateddwindled
Decreased gradually
diminished · decreased · declined · waned · shrank
proliferatedcontained
Kept within limits
concentrated · consolidated · centralized · localized · restricted
- nuclear proliferationWeapons capability spreading internationally
- nuclear non-proliferationRestricting atomic weapons spread
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