spreading (out)

present participle of spread (out)
as in stretching (out)
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
  • Other southern Arizona wineries are expanding with new eateries and event spaces to attract more visitors.
    Richard Ruelas, AZCentral.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Now, Meta is expanding those protections beyond Instagram.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
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  • Through his attorney, Gabe Banks of Banks Weaver Law Firm, Tyrese issued a formal statement extending condolences to the Parker family and accepting responsibility for his dogs.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Galaxy Digital — Shares jumped nearly 3%, extending Monday’s gains after the digital assets investment platform unveiled a Robinhood-like trading system c alled GalaxyOne.
    Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • Analysts also observed that the industry remains extremely cautious in opening new factories.
    Mayu Saini, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Nvidia has been expanding in Taiwan, partnering with Foxconn and the government to build a 10,000-Blackwell GPU AI training and supercomputing facility in the south, opening a larger Taipei office, and collaborating with Taiwanese companies such as TSMC to build an AI infrastructure ecosystem.
    Yu-Tzu Chiu, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • On the morning of 9/11, Scott's company Ladder 118 was dispatched from its firehouse in Brooklyn to respond to the crisis unfolding at the World Trade Center.
    Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • The protests that are now unfolding are a result of that skepticism.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
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“Spreading (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spreading%20%28out%29. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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