SPREAD (OUT) Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

spread (out)

verb

Definition of 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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Many legislators from both parties also have endorsed the use of state funds to expand energy assistance.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
School officials say the roughly 150,000-square-foot facility significantly expands ECC’s capacity to prepare students for careers in advanced manufacturing and other high-demand technical fields, with modern classrooms and labs.

— Rick West, Chicago Tribune, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of expand

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And Ghidorah’s heads — which look, up close, like costume figures out of a Golden Dragon Dance — emit orange lightning volts that extend for half a mile.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026
Javier Baez hit an RBI double in the sixth, and Bryan Reynolds extended Pittsburgh's lead to 3-1 with a run-scoring triple in the eighth.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of extend

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As part of the experience, guests are seated at communal tables as the story of each dish unfolds, projected on the walls around them.

— Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
On the third day of his visit to France, Leo again waded into the end-of-life debate unfolding around the world.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026

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