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The picture spread like wildfire, amassing over 530,000 comments and shares on Instagram, most of them negative.
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Nathan Vinson, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Word spread like wildfire, and tourists from around the world flocked to Mineral Wells in the early 20th century to experience these healing waters.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
According to them, Winchester has been a victim of allegations that spread internationally after one TV station published a story that Rockind said spread like wildfire.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Hours after docking, videos from the ship spread like wildfire: passengers dancing around the pool, cocktails sloshing, a playlist that screamed spring break.
—Ani Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
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Nathan Vinson, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Word spread like wildfire, and tourists from around the world flocked to Mineral Wells in the early 20th century to experience these healing waters.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Aug. 2025
According to them, Winchester has been a victim of allegations that spread internationally after one TV station published a story that Rockind said spread like wildfire.
—Julie Hinds, Freep.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Hours after docking, videos from the ship spread like wildfire: passengers dancing around the pool, cocktails sloshing, a playlist that screamed spring break.
—Ani Feinberg, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spread like wildfire
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“Spread like wildfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spread%20like%20wildfire. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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