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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
Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
While rain was overspreading southern Minnesota late Monday, not much of it was expected to reach the Arrowhead.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 20 May 2025
Rain will overspread the area overnight, with areas southeast of I-71 getting the highest coverage.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 May 2025
Snow is expected to overspread the region between 7 and 11 a.m. on Thursday.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
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Heavy smoke also overspread about 750,000 square miles of the US on Sunday.
—Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 3 June 2025
While rain was overspreading southern Minnesota late Monday, not much of it was expected to reach the Arrowhead.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 20 May 2025
Rain will overspread the area overnight, with areas southeast of I-71 getting the highest coverage.
—Haadiza Ogwude, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 May 2025
Snow is expected to overspread the region between 7 and 11 a.m. on Thursday.
—Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overspread
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Your glass tabletops, windows, and mirrors may look worse after cleaning them thanks to the dull film coating their surface.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
5 Nov. 2025
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Dip the apple into the liquid candy and rotate it to coat evenly.—
Cody Godwin,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Chinese navy confirmed on Saturday that the country's most advanced aircraft carrier, CNS Fujian, will be homeported at a base in the contested South China Sea, where Beijing's territorial claims overlap with those of a number of other countries.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Nov. 2025
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These reviews were led by David Grossman, who overlapped with Gibb on BBC show Newsnight in the noughties and acted as an advisor to the Editorial Guidelines and Standards Committee.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
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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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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The $155,000 figure was within a range covered by insurance, and FBI investigators found that no individual donor funds were diverted before they were deposited into the Bright Futures Fund, Johnston wrote.—
Nathan Pilling,
Kansas City Star,
6 Nov. 2025
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
Adjective
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The best place to watch the sunset, however, is the covered patio, where there are stunning views of Queenstown and the surrounding landscape, as well as a fireplace to stay warm year-round.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
5 Nov. 2025
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An indoor building with a beer bar, a covered area for music and outdoor seating for play structures and lawn games are among the amenities.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Overspread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overspread. Accessed 19 Nov. 2025.
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