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Mosquito are spreaders of disease.
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Use a spreader to apply fall fertilizer when soil is moist after rain.
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Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Rupert Murdoch founded NewsCorp, which today includes Fox News and the Wall Street Journal, two of the most notorious spreaders of both COVID-19 and climate disinformation.
—Michael E. Mann, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Always prop the body cavity open with a spreader stick so air flows inside; do this too when game is hung from trees.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
He has been identified as one of the leading spreaders of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.
—Adeola Adeosun
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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Charlotte Germane, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Rupert Murdoch founded NewsCorp, which today includes Fox News and the Wall Street Journal, two of the most notorious spreaders of both COVID-19 and climate disinformation.
—Michael E. Mann, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
Always prop the body cavity open with a spreader stick so air flows inside; do this too when game is hung from trees.
—Maurice H. Decker, Outdoor Life, 17 Sep. 2025
He has been identified as one of the leading spreaders of COVID-19 vaccine misinformation.
—Adeola Adeosun
gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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“Spreader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spreader. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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spreader
noun
spread·er
ˈspred-ər 
: one that spreads: as
a
: an implement for scattering material
b
: a small knife used especially for spreading butter
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