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as in to overlap
to lie over parts of one another autumn leaves overspreading one another on the lawn to form a colorful mosaic

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overspread

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of overspread
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 See All Example Sentences for overspread
Recent Examples of Synonyms for overspread
Verb
  • Except there’s a mystery, wrapped in an enigma, and coated in a puzzle.
    Irina Ivanova, Fortune, 13 July 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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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