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Mosquito are spreaders of disease.
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Use a drop spreader to broadcast the seed across the entire planting area.
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
To apply, scatter corn gluten meal by hand or use a broadcast spreader.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
Culex are more interested in biting birds rather than humans and are California’s primary spreader of West Nile virus.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Many students and their caregivers scrambled over mountainous snow banks and dodged salt spreaders during the morning drop-off.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
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Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
To apply, scatter corn gluten meal by hand or use a broadcast spreader.
—Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2026
Culex are more interested in biting birds rather than humans and are California’s primary spreader of West Nile virus.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2026
Many students and their caregivers scrambled over mountainous snow banks and dodged salt spreaders during the morning drop-off.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
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“Spreader.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spreader. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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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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