PROLIFERATE in a Sentence

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Over the next few weeks, the plants' maiden blossoms will proliferate and form clusters, most noticeably at the branch tips.

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 Meanings and Examples of PROLIFERATE
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proliferate
 v.  grow rapidly; propagate; reproduce
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1  Over the next few weeks, the plants' maiden blossoms will proliferate and form clusters, most noticeably at the branch tips.
2  Deer can control the spread of certain invasive plants while helping to proliferate others.
3  Together they intercept millions of telephone calls, emails and faxes, and with special software, searching for key words and numbers, attempt to identify threats from terrorists, arms proliferators and so on.
4  We will in addition work for a global ban on chemical and biological weapons and stronger controls to prevent proliferation of ballistic missiles.
5  Nuclear proliferation has returned to centre stage in international affairs.
6  Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage the proliferation of countless get-rich-quick schemes.