spread (out)

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
  • Immigrant advocates have pushed to shore up those protections with a federal bill that would expand visa eligibility for workers cooperating with regulators to expose labor violations, so far without success.
    Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2025
  • Look, $100 million on initiatives like expanding atheism in Nepal.
    Linda Qiu, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The tricky thing is, those particular chemicals aren’t always easy to parse from the preservatives used simply to extend shelf life or block the growth of microbes, Dr. Vadiveloo says.
    Erica Sloan, SELF, 11 Feb. 2025
  • The federal courts have been critical of California's overreach that extends beyond state boundaries.
    Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • As the financial year comes to a close in India in March, the race is on to open more dark stores and fuel the rise of the Q-commerce supply chain.
    Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Popular fast food chicken chain applies for permit to open another location in CT NBC Connecticut has new morning anchors and reporters.
    Staff report, Hartford Courant, 14 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The series turns on the story of a mother who abandons her newborn twins and the events that unfold as the infants grow up.
    Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 4 Feb. 2025
  • Their fierce kitchen encounters unfold into a shimmering romance.
    Abid Rahman, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Spread (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spread%20%28out%29. Accessed 17 Feb. 2025.

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