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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
Vytas Reid,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
The bitter cold that overspread the central and eastern United States this past weekend will be relatively short-lived, forecasters said.
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Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
15 Dec. 2025
Dry conditions are forecast for Friday before rain or a mix of rain and snow overspreads the area late Friday night into the day Saturday.
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Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
16 Jan. 2025
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By Tuesday, a stronger storm system and better wind dynamics will overspread the region, bringing a slight (level 2/5) risk for severe weather to Southeast Michigan, along with a more organized round of storms.
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Vytas Reid,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
The bitter cold that overspread the central and eastern United States this past weekend will be relatively short-lived, forecasters said.
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Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
15 Dec. 2025
Dry conditions are forecast for Friday before rain or a mix of rain and snow overspreads the area late Friday night into the day Saturday.
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Haadiza Ogwude,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overspread
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But the real pleasure is the 303 basslines that squirm in between the drums, coating the soundscapes of the tracks in grime and noxious soot.
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Morning mist coated the nearby Rhone River that snakes through the Alpine valley as worshippers flocked in.
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That means defining how and when to see the lights themselves, and how our aurora season overlaps with the polar bears and belugas.
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That nine year window overlaps almost exactly with the stretch when treatment offers the most protection for brain health, so the delay carries real cost.
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This includes overgrown bushes, mounded mulch, grass clippings, and more, says Watkins.
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Each year, car crashes in town are attributed to overgrown shrubs and bushes, alongside street corners and intersections, according to West Hartford town officials.
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Witnesses expressed shock over the incident, with one man arriving to his Walmart to shop and finding the parking lot covered in crime scene tape.
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The technology has drawn public controversy since Detroit first signed a contract covering certain police precincts in 2020, and again in late 2022.
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Our kitchens are joyfully overrun with colorful heirloom tomatoes, juicy peaches, and of course, sweet corn.
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In towns such as Maienfeld, the influx of mass tourism gives the impression that even remote valleys have become overrun.
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The covered medications include drugmaker Eli Lilly’s Foundayo tablets and Zepbound KwikPens and Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy injections and tablets, all of which have been FDA-approved for weight loss, according to the report.
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The covered medications include drugmaker Eli Lilly’s Foundayo tablets and Zepbound KwikPens and Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy injections and tablets.
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“Overspread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overspread. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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