metastasize

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That’s manifested in a widespread selloff that has started to metastasize beyond purveyors of enterprise software offerings.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 14, 2026

My mom’s cancer was diagnosed late and she was bounced from one provider to another, ultimately allowing her disease to metastasize past the point of no return.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024

Every man in the film is repellent, even the hunks, and as the film goes on, they metastasize into an anonymous graying horde.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

“This is a conflict that could easily metastasize, causing even more insecurity and even more suffering,” Blinken told reporters.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 8, 2024

Without those limitations, copyright law will bloat and metastasize into a claim of monopoly, or at least control, over the very architectures of our communications technology.

From The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind by Boyle, James