as in to expand
to arrange the parts of (something) over a wider area
let's spread the puzzle out on the floor and see what we've got
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This year, that influence expanded into the cultural mainstream with her debut on Season 7 of The Real Housewives of Miami.—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
16 May 2025 -
On a year-on-year basis, however, Japan's GDP expanded 1.7%, the largest expansion since the first quarter of 2023 and a stronger showing compared to the 1.3% growth seen in the fourth quarter.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
16 May 2025
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President Trump, Vice President Vance React to First American Pope Announcement World leaders across continents extended messages of hope, unity and spiritual solidarity Thursday after Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV.—
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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The firm managed to extend the life of the hardware thanks to hit games involving characters like Super Mario, franchises such as Pokemon and the expansion of its intellectual property into films.—
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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Perry’s Steakhouse: The restaurant chain, which will open early (11 a.m.) on May 11, has a Mother's Day meal ($49) that includes a 10oz.—
Mike Snider,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Listen to this article In the heart of East Village, about as far from Petco Park as first base is from second base, sits Choi’s, a modern Korean fusion restaurant that opened a little more than a year ago.—
Michael James Rocha,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2025
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Over the course of the young adult novel, a parallel love story also unfolds.—
Anne Kniggendorf,
Kansas City Star,
11 May 2025
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These two narrative stories — each one taking place in a different world — have unfolded simultaneously.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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“Spread (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spread%20%28out%29. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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