Examples of overspread in a Sentence
the butter should evenly overspread the baking pan
autumn leaves overspreading one another on the lawn to form a colorful mosaic
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By Tuesday, a stronger storm system and better wind dynamics will overspread the region, bringing a slight (level 2/5) risk for severe weather to Southeast Michigan, along with a more organized round of storms.
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Vytas Reid,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
The bitter cold that overspread the central and eastern United States this past weekend will be relatively short-lived, forecasters said.
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Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
15 Dec. 2025
Dry conditions are forecast for Friday before rain or a mix of rain and snow overspreads the area late Friday night into the day Saturday.
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Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
16 Jan. 2025
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Vytas Reid,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
The bitter cold that overspread the central and eastern United States this past weekend will be relatively short-lived, forecasters said.
—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
15 Dec. 2025
Dry conditions are forecast for Friday before rain or a mix of rain and snow overspreads the area late Friday night into the day Saturday.
—
Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
16 Jan. 2025
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“Overspread.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overspread. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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overspread
verb
over·spread
-ˈspred 
overspread; overspreading
: to spread over or above
branches overspreading a garden path
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