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spreading out

NOUN
extension
Synonyms
STRONGEST
delay development expansion increase postponement
STRONG
addendum addition adjunct amplification annex appendage appendix arm augmentation branch broadening compass dilatation distension elongation extent lengthening orbit production prolongation protraction purview radius reach scope span spread stretch stretching supplement sweep widening wing
WEAK
continuing drawing out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
decrease
STRONG
base body lessening shortening subtraction
WEAK
abbreviation abridgment compression contraction curtailment reduction
NOUN
prolongation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
continuation
STRONG
addendum addition adjunct amplification annex augmentation broadening compass delay development dilatation distension elongation expansion extent increase lengthening postponement protraction radius reach scope span spread stretch stretching supplement sweep widening
WEAK
drawing out
Antonyms
STRONG
decrease lessening shortening shrinkage stagnation subtraction
NOUN
protraction
Synonyms
STRONG
addendum addition adjunct amplification annex appendix augmentation broadening continuation delay development dilatation distension elongation expansion extension increase lengthening postponement prolongation reach scope span spread stretch stretching supplement widening
WEAK
drawing out
Antonyms
STRONG
base body decrease lessening loss shortening shrinkage stagnation subtraction

Example Sentences

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The film gets to the heart of the matter quickly and stays there, spreading out to make itself comfortable.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

You are close to its trunk, experiencing its lofty height and its many branches spreading out like gesturing limbs of an animate creature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Currie referred to “molecular contagion” whereby the ripple effect of the closure of the Strait Of Hormuz is spreading out around the world.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 19, 2026

Early activity involved lava spreading out from fissures in the ground, while later eruptions came from more focused vents that built cone shaped features.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

“My Lord of the New Creation, it is our pleasure to greet you,” said my mother, spreading out her dress and sitting.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson