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spread
noun as in expansion, development; extent
Strongest matches
advance, advancement, dissemination, escalation, increase, spreading, transmission
Strong matches
compass, diffusion, dispersion, enlargement, expanse, extension, period, profusion, proliferation, radiation, ramification, range, reach, scope, span, stretch, suffusion, sweep, term, transfusion
verb as in open or fan out
Strongest matches
circulate, cover, develop, disperse, escalate, expand, extend, flow, increase, lay, multiply, proliferate, reach, set, spray, stretch
Strong matches
arrange, array, bloat, broaden, cast, coat, daub, diffuse, dilate, diverge, enlarge, flatten, gloss, lengthen, lie, mushroom, open, overlay, paint, pervade, prepare, radiate, settle, smear, sprawl, strew, suffuse, swell, uncoil, unfold, unfurl, unroll, untwist, unwind, widen
Weak matches
be displayed, be distributed, branch off, even out, outstretch, roll out
Example Sentences
The investigators said that heavy winds six days later caused the underground fire to surface and spread above ground in what became one of the costliest and most destructive disasters in city history.
They said heavy winds six days later caused the underground fire to surface and spread above ground in what became one of the costliest and most destructive disasters in city history.
Sometimes it uses AI-generated robots or even monkeys to spread its message.
“It was a relatively contained area that had burned, meaning that any pre-deployment of resources at least potentially could have prevented the fire from spreading widely,” he said in an interview Wednesday morning.
The geographical spread of the fires was equally alarming.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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