spread the word
idiom
: to tell others
People are spreading the word about his book.
Spread the word that we're leaving in five minutes.
Examples of spread the word in a Sentence
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In recent years, the NHL has spread the word on Black achievement in hockey through a mobile museum called the Black Hockey History Tour.
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Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2024
Knocking on residents’ doors to spread the word about the effort might be overly ambitious, Woods said.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2024
In his view, private investors like him should also spread the word that business innovation is crucial to America’s economic edge.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 May 2024
On social media, please spread the word using the hashtag #cincySOTW.
—Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 13 May 2024
In an effort to create awareness of the upcoming deadline, various state and national government agencies have taken to social media to spread the word.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2024
With growing alarm, Herr and other health officials spread the word, appealing to bosses at the federal Indian Health Service and tribal health authorities, writing op-eds and talking to reporters.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 7 May 2024
In order to spread the word of its creation, Kellogg’s used many television shows to introduce Pop-Tarts throughout the last months of 1964.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
On Tuesday, the students hashed out the logistics over Zoom, made signs and spread the word on social media.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2024
Knocking on residents’ doors to spread the word about the effort might be overly ambitious, Woods said.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2024
In his view, private investors like him should also spread the word that business innovation is crucial to America’s economic edge.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 31 May 2024
On social media, please spread the word using the hashtag #cincySOTW.
—Melanie Laughman, The Enquirer, 13 May 2024
In an effort to create awareness of the upcoming deadline, various state and national government agencies have taken to social media to spread the word.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 8 May 2024
With growing alarm, Herr and other health officials spread the word, appealing to bosses at the federal Indian Health Service and tribal health authorities, writing op-eds and talking to reporters.
—Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 7 May 2024
In order to spread the word of its creation, Kellogg’s used many television shows to introduce Pop-Tarts throughout the last months of 1964.
—Gregory Wakeman, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 May 2024
On Tuesday, the students hashed out the logistics over Zoom, made signs and spread the word on social media.
—Rory Linnane, Journal Sentinel, 2 May 2024
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