sprawled

verb

past tense of sprawl
1
as in extended
to extend outwards from or as if from a central point The suburbs sprawl for miles beyond the city's downtown.

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2
as in sat
to rest with the arms and legs spread out There's no feeling like sprawling out on your bed after a hard day's work.

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Recent Examples of sprawled She was sprawled out on a ladder that was wedged between the ring apron and the announce table. — Ryan Gaydos Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 After one practice, the entire offensive line gathered around center Luke Wattenburg’s locker on the left side of the room, and as the conversation grew, players sprawled into the lounge area. — Sam Jane, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026 Early in the match tiebreaker, De Minaur leaped for a volley and ended up sprawled on the black court inside the O2 Arena before popping back up as Zverev's reply sailed out. — ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026 In one video verified by NBC News, a Black man is seen sprawled on the street, near a curb, behind a black SUV in Evanston, Illinois. — Julia Ainsley, NBC news, 22 Sep. 2026 His drawings of nudes sprawled on the daybed in his studio were up in one of the few good galleries in town. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026 The forest, sprawled across the Cascade Mountains’ western slopes, comes with views of peaks like Mount Washington and the Three Sisters, as well as heart-pumping trails. — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 10 Sep. 2026 Across from it sprawled a rail yard and the TVA Allen Combined Cycle Gas Plant, an older answer to the question of who controls power here. — Austyn Gaffney, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026 As baseball operations departments around the sport sprawled, with teams pouring dollars into research and experimentation, Moreno skimped on analysts, scouts and performance scientists. — Andy McCullough, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sprawled
  1. extended
  2. sat
  3. diverged
  4. flopped
  5. scattered
  6. lounged
  7. radiated
  8. slouched
Verb
  • French newspaper Le Monde reported that hackers also extended the defrost cycle in some freezers and cold-storage rooms from one hour to eight hours to delay alarms.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Reyes said the 24-hour temporary order could be extended to 14 days if necessary.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of extended
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  • This fine establishment has sat at the same address in the Williamsburg Bridge's shadow since 1887, and the interiors carry about as many frills as your average public house—dark wood, plaster walls, and so on.
    — Charlie Hobbs, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
  • The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of sat
Verb
  • The race to determine who will lead one of the United States’s largest cities took a twist Tuesday, when the two women battling to win Los Angeles’s mayoral race sharply diverged over Israel.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 30 Sep. 2026
  • In the poll, views on health care access and costs largely diverged along party lines.
    — Ali Swenson, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of diverged
Verb
  • The notorious Grand Theft Auto 6 leaker seems to be hitting pause after the group’s newest effort to rake in funds appears to have flopped.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Meta’s previous efforts in this space and its big bet on the metaverse have largely flopped, but the company is convinced things will be different this time.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of flopped
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  • During the response, a tree crushed the vehicle as responders scattered.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
  • The designer remains, following cremation on September 17, were scattered at sea off the coast of San Diego County in California.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of scattered
Verb
  • During virtual meetings, Brower and Simone, who are in their mid-30s, appeared on screen while Primrose lounged on their shoulders or heads.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • In another photo, the 21-year-old model lounged on the floor with her head propped on one hand while wearing a pair of pastel blue heels and a cream cardigan.
    — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of lounged
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  • The surrounding countryside, by comparison, was littered with large numbers of trees that were toppled as the shock waves produced by the exploding asteroid high above radiated downward.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The film’s focus on the strange and unprecedented power dynamics in an industry that’s hurtling forward at all costs radiated off-screen as well.
    — Hayden Field, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of radiated
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  • The mother laughed, which made the girl slouched sullenly on her Icelandic glance back, and her mother brushed a hand over her face.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026
  • At Dolce Vita, the in-demand Romie boots are back in stock in a gorgeous chocolate suede that's slightly slouched to pair with your favorite jeans.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of slouched

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“Sprawled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sprawled. Accessed 15 Oct. 2026.

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