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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
Video circulating on social media appears to show two people in balaclavas approaching an entry before a large blaze spreads.
Several pointed out that, as awareness around HIV spreads and stigma diminishes, more people have been coming forward and getting tested.
Add packed lecture theatres, dirty shared kitchens and late-night parties, and the result is a wave of illness that spreads quickly.
Outrage spread quickly through the Hall of Administration Thursday as supervisors began to question the validity of some of the claims the government was poised to pay out.
ICE agents are spreading chaos, beating and detaining American citizens.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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