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as in to disseminate
to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people
spread the news!
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2
as in to apply
to put a layer of on a surface
we spread the fertilizer over the lawn evenly until it was fully covered
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3
as in to circulate
to become known
once news of the war's end had spread, spontaneous celebrations broke out everywhere
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as in to transmit
to cause (something) to pass from one to another
living conditions that help to spread chicken pox
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as in to divide
to go or move in different directions from a central point
the walls of the old barn spread under the weight of the snow on the roof
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as in to increase
to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number
dissatisfaction with the new administration is spreading rapidly
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as in quilt
a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed
bought a brightly colored spread for summer
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as in dinner
a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment
they really know how to put out a good spread
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as in expansion
a wide space or area
a vast spread of land just waiting to be settled
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as in distance
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects
a spread of nearly 100 miles between farms
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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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Recent Examples of spread
Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
News of Baek-jin taking tens of thousands of dollars out of the burner account spreads discord among Baek-jin’s ranks, who are only in it for the money.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 Apr. 2025
On April 22, 2025 Information Confirmed By Newsweek Sports Betting Staff
Browse through the different spreads, totals and props to find your favorite market for your qualifying wager.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Perkins spread the ball around, with seven different players recording a catch.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Apr. 2025
News of Baek-jin taking tens of thousands of dollars out of the burner account spreads discord among Baek-jin’s ranks, who are only in it for the money.
—Kayti Burt, Time, 26 Apr. 2025
Noun
No butter knives struggling to slice through a solid rind or chef’s knives cluttering the spread.
—Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 22 Apr. 2025
On April 22, 2025 Information Confirmed By Newsweek Sports Betting Staff
Browse through the different spreads, totals and props to find your favorite market for your qualifying wager.
—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for spread
Noun
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An employee walks past a quilt displaying Etsy Inc. signage at the company’s headquarters in the Brooklyn.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
17 Apr. 2025
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Bedding Deals Swap heavy bedding for lightweight, cooling quilts, sheets, and gel fiber bed pillows to avoid overheating at night.—
Ali Faccenda,
People.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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Don and Virginia Askew were sitting down to a fish dinner with their son Michael when plainclothes agents surrounded their house, some armed with shotguns.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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The first night at dinner, Stassi gets upset that her husband and his sister have tattoos of each other’s names.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
28 Apr. 2025
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The funds will be used to bankroll the expansion of the flagship FPSO business as well as a growing green energy portfolio under Yinson Renewables, a subsidiary that has solar and wind power projects in multiple countries.—
Jonathan Burgos,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The expansion comes after Party City filed for bankruptcy last year and closed its 700 US stores in late February.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
16 Apr. 2025
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On the other end of the spectrum, those who majored in education earn less than a 6% median ROI.—
Kamaron McNair,
CNBC,
18 Apr. 2025
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On one end of the spectrum, institutional investors are dismayed at the company’s pullback from its ambitious climate targets.—
Justin Worland,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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One of the most significant breakthroughs in diagnostics has been the shift toward bringing testing closer to people, reducing barriers like distance, time, and lack of privacy.—
Jennifer Lotito,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Maintain a safe distance from water, wet items, and metal objects.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
23 Apr. 2025
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Chaos ensues when Min’s formidable grandmother (Yuh-jung Youn) makes the trek from Korea to throw her grandson a wedding banquet.—
Jessica Wang,
EW.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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The genius of the banquet sequence is that, even if the festivities do mark a collective release of tension, as Lee the bit player notes, Lee the director insures that the pressure never stops building.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
19 Apr. 2025
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That’s much lower than in a lab-grade vacuum, yet across vast expanses of space, even very low particle densities can add up, so Barnard 68’s tenuous material is still enough to absorb essentially all the light that would otherwise just pass through.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
25 Apr. 2025
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Spanning northwest New Jersey, the district is a mix of rural expanses with rolling hills and river towns, with dense urban pockets en route to New York.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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Periods of mourning range from three days (Chile, Dominican Republic, Lebanon and Spain) up to nine days, which is the traditional period of mourning at the Vatican, known as Novemdiales, during which daily masses and ceremonies are being held in memory of the pope.—
Morgan Winsor,
ABC News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Take your pick of 23 colors, including a range of neutrals and spring-ready hues like light blue and pastel pink.—
Emily Weaver,
People.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Spread.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spread. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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