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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Verb
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Other bank expansions in Charlotte Several other banks have been expanding in the Charlotte region, too.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
17 Mar. 2026 -
Production plans call for an initial deployment of dozens of units this year, scaling to thousands annually as manufacturing capacity expands.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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Bruins star winger David Pastrnak extended his point streak against Montreal to 14 games, tying Bobby Orr for the longest by a Bruins player against the Canadiens.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2026
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Ahead of a meeting in Brussels, the European Union's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said the bloc's foreign ministers would discuss possibly extending a naval mission that protects ships in the Red Sea to the Strait of Hormuz, without giving any details.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Mar. 2026
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His point was that the abundant regeneration that Hanson shows off represents scorch, where heat opened the cones to release the multitude of seeds.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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The Heat opened Thursday’s game with a lineup of Davion Mitchell, Jakucionis, Larsson, Adebayo and Kel’el Ware.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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Trust and honor your unfolding self.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Its light, atmosphere, and people make everything seem to unfold in a more filmic, rather than literal, dimension of space and time.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Spread (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spread%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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