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Watching the tentacles of fascism spread like wildfire is hard.
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Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, expectations that change is coming to the island are so high that last week rumors of an impending official announcement from the Cuban government spread like wildfire through social media.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
His passionate reaction spread like wildfire.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Video of the collapse, which shows the structure tumbling like a house of cards, quickly spread like wildfire online.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
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Literary Hub, 19 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, expectations that change is coming to the island are so high that last week rumors of an impending official announcement from the Cuban government spread like wildfire through social media.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 17 Feb. 2026
His passionate reaction spread like wildfire.
—Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
Video of the collapse, which shows the structure tumbling like a house of cards, quickly spread like wildfire online.
—Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026
See All Example Sentences for spread like wildfire
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