How do you use the word "proliferation" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "proliferation" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "proliferation": The proliferation of Internet usage has given birth to a new generation of young people. Nuclear proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons.

Proliferation Meaning

/pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounThe process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.

nounThe act of increasing, rising, or proliferating; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.

Sentence Examples

The proliferation of Internet usage has given birth to a new generation of young people.

Nuclear proliferation is the spread of nuclear weapons.

CEFR Practice Quiz

The recent ____ of nuclear weapons in the region caused global concern.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The ____ of nuclear weapons remains one of the greatest threats to global security.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree French proliférer Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation French proliférationbor. English proliferation Borrowed from French prolifération.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"One particularly damaging, but often ignored, effect of conflict on education is the proliferation of attacks on schools[…]as children, teachers or school buildings become the targets of attacks. Parents fear sending their children to school. Girls are particularly vulnerable to sexual violence." — 2013 July 19, Mark Tran, “Denied an education by war”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 6, page 1:

"Internationally, the shipping container had already proven its worth, and by the early 1960s battles were being fought over what their standardised dimensions would be (their expected proliferation was not in question)." — 2023 March 8, Gareth Dennis, “The Reshaping of things to come...”, in RAIL, number 978, page 48:

"... to combat proliferation by assisting them in gaining and assuring greater control over their dual-use equipment and technology. States that gain weapons of mass destruction are able to pose a significant military threat to the[…]" — 1997 11, William J. Perry, Proliferation: Threat and Response, DIANE Publishing, →ISBN, page 47:

"[Efforts] to fight proliferation will require more than just new targets for collection; intelligence analysis will also have to change. In particular, to support policymakers looking for opportunities to disrupt, slow, or stop a[…]" — 1996, Air University (U.S.). Press, Fighting Proliferation: New Concerns for the Nineties:

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