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as in to coat
to form a layer over
the butter should evenly overspread the baking pan
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Recent Examples of overspread
Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
Up to 3 feet of snow will be possible in the Cascades, and snow will overspread the northern Rockies through the weekend.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
After a few days break, bitter Arctic cold will overspread much of the north-central U.S. Wednesday, while the East Coast sees heavy rain and thunderstorms from a potent storm.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Tropical storm-force winds have already started overspreading the west coast of Florida, with a wind gust in St. Petersburg to 55 mph.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
Snow is expected to overspread the region between 7 and 11 a.m. on Thursday.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
Up to 3 feet of snow will be possible in the Cascades, and snow will overspread the northern Rockies through the weekend.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 26 Dec. 2024
After a few days break, bitter Arctic cold will overspread much of the north-central U.S. Wednesday, while the East Coast sees heavy rain and thunderstorms from a potent storm.
—Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 11 Dec. 2024
Tropical storm-force winds have already started overspreading the west coast of Florida, with a wind gust in St. Petersburg to 55 mph.
—Andrew Freedman, Axios, 9 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overspread
Verb
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Except there’s a mystery, wrapped in an enigma, and coated in a puzzle.—
Irina Ivanova,
Fortune,
13 July 2025
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Chicken and waffles are also popular, and one waffle menu item comes coated in Fruity Pebbles breakfast cereal.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
11 July 2025
Verb
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This will be a tight turn from the conclusion of the Euros (July 27 final) and AFCON (July 26 final) and overlaps with Copa America (Aug. 2).—
Tamerra Griffin,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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Camp Mystic has two sites, both of which overlap with either the floodway or areas the federal government has determined have a 1% or 0.2% annual chance of flooding.—
Renée Rigdon,
CNN Money,
7 July 2025
Adjective
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Thirty years later, in 2004, the Ramona Fire Department notified the ministry that overgrown weeds, considered a fire hazard, needed to be cleared from the property.—
Julie Gallant,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 July 2025
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Trim shrubs to improve airflow since overgrown shrubs and dense vegetation provide shade and moisture that chiggers like.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
Verb
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The front of the building was covered in heavy smoke and flames, Bristol County District Attorney Thomas Quinn III said.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
14 July 2025
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Raise salaries, diminish contractual obligations to teach, include the expenses of laboratory instruction and add the depreciation of expensive buildings — all factors in the sciences — and tuition becomes wholly inadequate to cover even the cost of instruction.—
Clifford Ando,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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“Overspread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overspread. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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