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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
Doyle Rice, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Snowfall is expected to begin around 8 p.m. across the west of the region before overspreading areas to the east through midnight.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Nov. 2025
National Weather Service meteorologists consider forecasting waterspouts during the late summer and fall whenever large, cool air masses overspread the waters of the Great Lakes.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Forecasters said freezing rain is expected to overspread particularly north of the Ohio River starting around 4 p.m., continuing into the early evening.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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In fact, a map released by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center shows warmer-than-average temperatures overspreading much of the Lower 48 states by next weekend.
—Doyle Rice, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
Snowfall is expected to begin around 8 p.m. across the west of the region before overspreading areas to the east through midnight.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 Nov. 2025
National Weather Service meteorologists consider forecasting waterspouts during the late summer and fall whenever large, cool air masses overspread the waters of the Great Lakes.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Freep.com, 6 Nov. 2025
Forecasters said freezing rain is expected to overspread particularly north of the Ohio River starting around 4 p.m., continuing into the early evening.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overspread
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Sports Equipment While the dishwasher isn't ideal for cleaning baseball caps, uniforms, or equipment heavily-coated with mud, a trip through a dishwasher cycle is ideal to remove bacteria and odors from mouth guards and hard plastic shin guards.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
9 Jan. 2026
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The outer layer of the capsule is made from gelatin coated with a layer of cellulose and either molybdenum or tungsten, which blocks any RF signal from being emitted.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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The symptoms that social media users are describing might overlap with seasonal affective disorder, depersonalization or the long-term effects of past trauma, Fisher said.—
The New York Times News Service Syndicate,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Jan. 2026
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The overlapping relationships between the three, heightened by external narratives in the press and online, fester in isolation, eventually exploding into tragedy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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One of the first indelible images Ramsay conjures is of Grace crawling through the grass, wielding a large knife, carelessly batting overgrown weeds, while Jackson swigs from a bottle of beer, baby Harry bouncing next to a grocery store birthday cake.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
6 Nov. 2025
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Their other film credits include the short Tripoli, Quiet, and OK, Enough, Goodbye, a low budget comedy about an overgrown mama’s boy of 40 years suddenly forced to construct a life on his own, and starring Daniel Arzrouni and Nadime Attieh.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
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On April 16, a week after that panicked text message from Banfield, Wynn floated another proposal to the bank, this time asking if the school could get a line of credit to cover expenses through the summer.—
Jennifer Palmer,
Oklahoma Watch,
9 Jan. 2026
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The lush gardens are spread across about a dozen acres and feature a mix of styles, including a traditional Valencian space with Moorish influences, sprawling greenhouses, and pergolas covered in swaths of roses.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Get the normally overrun streets of Venice all to yourself by visiting in the spring or fall.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Since 1999, Nicole has been a designer, copy editor, family columnist, and covered style, home design, gardening and other news-you-can-use topics.—
Nicole Villalpando,
Austin American Statesman,
9 Jan. 2026
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Keep in mind that a covered pot boils faster than an uncovered one.—
Michele Laufik,
Martha Stewart,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Overspread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overspread. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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