metastasize

A bureaucratic error had metastasized into a kind of social sentence.

But as Republican gerrymanders threaten to metastasize uncontrollably across the national map, Democrats don’t seem to fully understand the math or the depth of their difficulties.

"What began as targeted persecution of young protesters demanding accountability has metastasized into a full-scale assault on Kenya's democracy," they said in a joint statement.

It is happening here already, just six months into the second time around, and it will metastasize before it ever contracts.

By October 2023, her scans showed that the cancer had metastasized in her spine, through her hips and into her lymph nodes.