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.
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In today’s dollars, that would be just over half a million dollars in the first year, without the aid of things like a website or social media to spread the word.
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Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
On social media, please spread the word using the hashtag #cincySOTW.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2025
When they were found on the bathroom floor in 1989, police had reached out to the local news media to spread the word in hopes of identifying family members.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
That’s when the local fire department stepped in to spread the word.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
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Elliott Harrell, Southern Living, 31 Oct. 2025
On social media, please spread the word using the hashtag #cincySOTW.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 27 Oct. 2025
When they were found on the bathroom floor in 1989, police had reached out to the local news media to spread the word in hopes of identifying family members.
—Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
That’s when the local fire department stepped in to spread the word.
—Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spread the word
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“Spread the word.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spread%20the%20word. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
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