Vocabulary
Proliferation
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
rapid reproduction of a cell, part, or organism.
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- Despite the proliferation of multibillion-dollar donor projects over decades, it is difficult to find tangible positive outcomes.
- We should be alarmed by the proliferation of vengeful politics around the world.
- One is the revolution in power generation, where the proliferation of solar panels is rendering large-scale investments in grid-based infrastructure obsolete.
- This makes a discriminatory global non-proliferation regime, that has been eroding over time, more questionable in the eyes of many states.
- The SBCA is also accused of turning a blind eye to various illegalities and violations, especially the use of substandard construction materials, which has led to the proliferation of dangerous structures in the city.
Synonyms
rapid increase, growth, multiplication, spread, escalation, expansion, build-up
Curator example
“we attempted to measure cell proliferation”
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