proliferation

noun/prəˌlɪfəˈreɪʃən/

Frequency rank: #6,765 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

rapid increase or spread of something in large numbers

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Example sentence

The proliferation of smartphones has changed the way people communicate around the world.

Synonyms & related words

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