Thesaurus / overspread
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Under the widely accepted 19th century doctrine expressed by a newspaper editor in 1845, many Americans believed it was “by right of our manifest destiny to overspread and to possess the whole of the continent.”
INVADING OTHER COUNTRIES TO ‘HELP’ PEOPLE HAS LONG HAD DEVASTATING CONSEQUENCESJOEL ZAPATASEPTEMBER 10, 2021WASHINGTON POSTBy this evening, steady rain is expected to overspread the entire region.
D.C.-AREA FORECAST: SHOWERS TODAY, WITH SOAKING RAIN TONIGHTA. CAMDEN WALKER, JASON SAMENOWDECEMBER 4, 2020WASHINGTON POSTHe told her on what errand he had been, and alarm overspread her face upon hearing its result.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIIt was the first time she had admitted it, and a glow overspread her face, blotching it with red spots.
THE AWAKENING AND SELECTED SHORT STORIESKATE CHOPINThe captain closed one eye, and a leer of subtle cunning overspread his face.
ST. MARTIN'S SUMMERRAFAEL SABATINIShe saw him look at her, and a quick flush overspread her thin, pale cheeks as she detected his look.
THE UNDERWORLDJAMES C. WELSHAratov observed also the expression of weariness which now overspread all her stern features.
DREAM TALES AND PROSE POEMSIVAN TURGENEVAs he ate his soup, he glanced across the table, and a blush like that of a girl overspread his dark face.
THE BUTTERFLY HOUSEMARY E. WILKINS FREEMANOn her brow, formerly so gay, a veil of sadness was overspread.
MY RECOLLECTIONS OF LORD BYRONTERESA GUICCIOLISuddenly he slapped his forehead and arched his eyebrows, while a look of triumph overspread his face.
THE REIGN OF GREEDJOSE RIZALWORDS RELATED TO OVERSPREAD
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