Synonyms for proliferation
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1. proliferationnoun

   growth by the rapid multiplication of parts

   Antonyms:
   nonproliferation, non-proliferation

2. proliferationnoun

   a rapid increase in number (especially a rapid increase in the number of deadly weapons)

   "the proliferation of nuclear weapons"

   Antonyms:
   nonproliferation, non-proliferation

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1. List of paraphrases for "proliferation":

   spread, non-proliferation, multiplication, proliferative, spreading, deployment, bloom, nonproliferation

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1. De Blasio:

   The number one issue is guns getting the guns off our streets. And we all know that the proliferation of guns during the pandemic was unprecedented and troubling. And therefore, we have to double down on getting guns off our streets.

2. Nick Carlsen:

   North Korea is, in most respects, cut off from the global financial system by a long sanctions campaign by the US and foreign partners. as a result they have taken to the digital battlefield to steal crypto in, essentially, [ a ] bank robbery at the speed of the internet, to fund weapons programs, nuclear proliferation and other destabilizing activities.

3. Rajaie Batniji:

   There has been a proliferation of low-quality antibody tests and the antibody tests themselves don't necessarily answer any questions about immunity.

4. State Department:

   Increasing the transparency of states' nuclear stockpiles is important to nonproliferation and disarmament efforts, including commitments under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, and efforts to address all types of nuclear weapons, including deployed and non-deployed, and strategic and non-strategic.

5. Jeremy Douglas:

   There has been a proliferation of casinos, something that is rarely talked about and deserves attention.