SPREAD Synonyms: 248 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

ˈspred

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as in to disseminate

to cause to be known over a considerable area or by many people spread the news!

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Relevance

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as in to apply

to put a layer of on a surface we spread the fertilizer over the lawn evenly until it was fully covered

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as in to circulate

to become known once news of the war's end had spread, spontaneous celebrations broke out everywhere

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as in to transmit

to cause (something) to pass from one to another living conditions that help to spread chicken pox

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as in to divide

to go or move in different directions from a central point the walls of the old barn spread under the weight of the snow on the roof

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as in to increase

to become greater in size, extent, volume, amount, or number dissatisfaction with the new administration is spreading rapidly

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noun

as in quilt

a decorative cloth used as a top covering for a bed bought a brightly colored spread for summer

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as in dinner

a large fancy meal often accompanied by ceremony or entertainment they really know how to put out a good spread

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as in expansion

a wide space or area a vast spread of land just waiting to be settled

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as in spectrum

the distance or extent between possible extremes the spread of grades was from 15 to 79 on that quiz

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as in distance

the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects a spread of nearly 100 miles between farms

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Verb

Experts weigh in Whooping cough is spreading nationwide. —

Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 16 Aug. 2024 By October, the infection spread to her lungs and then to her bloodstream. —

Jess Craig, Vox, 16 Aug. 2024

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However, Eastwood at one time resided in an eye-catching spread in the heart of the quaint oceanfront village down below, just one street up from Carmel Beach. —

Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 14 Aug. 2024 The outbreak in Congo began with the spread of clade I, a strain that is endemic in central Africa and known to be more transmissible. —

Reuters, NBC News, 14 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spread

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Last Updated: 30 Aug 2024 - Updated example sentences

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