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The term "proliferate" is employed in literature to convey rapid multiplication or expansion across a diverse range of contexts. In biological and medical writing, it describes how cells and tissues multiply, as when spermatogonia multiply in a seasonal cycle [1] or when nerve structures develop through rapid growth [2]. In other works, the word captures the spreading of phenomena—whether it be survival scenarios multiplying in dystopian narratives [3], online discussions expanding across new digital platforms [4], or even the spreading of economic constructs such as brand names and monopolistic practices [5, 6]. It can also be used metaphorically to represent the vibrant, almost uncontrollable emergence of ideas in creative prose [7] or describe the physical growth seen in certain botanical processes [8].
  1. Spermatogonia proliferate in May and June.
    — from Natural History of the Racer Coluber constrictor by Henry S. (Henry Sheldon) Fitch
  2. The cells of this hypertrophied portion show a great tendency to proliferate and produce new nerve structure.
    — from Diseases of the Horse's Foot by H. Caulton (Harry Caulton) Reeks
  3. Everywhere, survival scenarios proliferate.
    — from Sympathetic Magic by Paul Cameron Brown
  4. Meanwhile as the internet continued to develop, online discussions in a distributed system called USENET began to proliferate.
    — from Open Source Democracy: How online communication is changing offline politics by Douglas Rushkoff
  5. Proliferate "brand names" to make it too expensive for small firms to grow. -
    — from Financial Crime and Corruption by Samuel Vaknin
  6. They believed that, lacking patent's high standards, copyright's monopolies would proliferate widely.
    — from The Public Domain: Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by James Boyle
  7. " Thoughts sprout and vegetate; ideas proliferate.
    — from Human Nature and Conduct: An introduction to social psychology by John Dewey
  8. Sporangia ferruginous; columella proliferate just below the apex 13.
    — from The North American Slime-MouldsA Descriptive List of All Species of Myxomycetes Hitherto Reported from the Continent of North America, with Notes on Some Extra-Limital Species by Thomas H. (Thomas Huston) Macbride

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