spread out
- branch off/branch out v.
- deploy v.
- display v.
- effuse v.
- expand v.
- extend v.
- flatten v.
- lay out v.
- radiate v.
- show off v.
- stretch v.
- unfurl v.
- unroll v.
- widen v.
- displayed adj.
- extended adj.
- flat adj.
- long adj.
- open adj.
- overlong adj.
- preoccupied adj.
- protracted adj.
- scattered adj.
- splayed adj.
- spreading adj.
- vast adj.
Example Sentences
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She quotes an AI firm employee who says “it’s all vast and various and spread out, there is no central deliberative council, no known locus of authority.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
At the time, Lucas’ growing collection of what he calls narrative art was spread out in a number of locations, including in his home and at the Skywalker Ranch postproduction facility in Marin County.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026
In deeper earthquakes, that energy has more opportunity to spread out and weaken before it reaches the surface.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 30, 2026
The spending would have been spread out over more than five years and overseen by the defence ministry.
From Barron's ● Aug. 27, 2026
The sky-ferry spread out before them: lush velvet seats, brass buttons Ella wished she could press, and a constellation map glimmering with colorful animals.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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