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Spread [spred] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
spread [spred]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: expansion, development; extent
Synonyms: advance, advancement, compass, diffusion, dispersion, dissemination, enlargement, escalation, expanse, extension, increase, period, profusion, proliferation, radiation, ramification, range, reach, scope, span, spreading, stretch, suffusion, sweep, term, transfusion, transmission
Antonyms: stagnation, suppression
Main Entry: spread
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: open or fan out
Synonyms: arrange, array, be displayed, be distributed, bloat, branch off, broaden, cast, circulate, coat, cover, daub, develop, diffuse, dilate, disperse, diverge, enlarge, escalate, even out, expand, extend, flatten, flow, gloss, increase, lay, lengthen, level, lie, multiply, mushroom, open, outstretch, overlay, paint, pervade, prepare, proliferate, radiate, reach, roll out, set, settle, smear, sprawl, spray, stretch, strew, suffuse, swell, uncoil, unfold, unfurl, unroll, untwist, unwind, widen
Antonyms: close, collect, compress, gather
Main Entry: spread
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: publicize
Synonyms: advertise, blazon, broadcast, cast, circulate, declare, diffuse, disseminate, distribute, make known, make public, proclaim, promulgate, propagate, publish, radiate, scatter, shed, sow, strew, transmit
Antonyms: conceal, hide
Example Sentences
  • The drug can also delay the spread of cancer to the bones, according to the results of a more recent trial.
  • The idea is to signify some level of unification and to spread awareness.
  • Miners should spread their risks across countries as well as minerals.
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Main Entry: advertising
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: public notice of sale; notices to increase consumer desire
Synonyms: PR, announcement, announcing, ballyhoo, billing, blasting, broadcasting, buildup, displaying, exhibiting, exhibition, exposition, hard sell, hoopla*, hype*, pitch, plug, posting, proclamation, promo, promoting, promotion, publicity, puff, screamer, spread, squib
Main Entry: appetizer
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: snack before meal
Synonyms: antipasto, aperitif, canapé, cocktail, dip, finger food, hors d'oeuvre, munchies, relish, sample, spread, taste, tidbit
Notes: aperitif is a drink to stimulate the appetite and appetizer is food that does this before a meal
Antonyms: meal
Main Entry: apply
Part of Speech: verb
Definition: put substance on another
Synonyms: administer, affix, anoint, bestow, cover, fasten, join, lay on, massage, paint, place, put on, rub, smear, spread, touch
Main Entry: article
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: piece of writing
Synonyms: beat*, blurb, column, commentary, composition, discourse, editorial, essay, exposition, feature, item, paper, piece, scoop*, spread, story, theme, think piece, treatise, write-up
Main Entry: banquet
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: formal dinner, usually ceremonial
Synonyms: feast, festivity, fete, meal, reception, regale, repast, spread, treat
Main Entry: bedding
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: covering for sleeping furniture
Synonyms: bed linen, bedclothes, bedspread, blanket, comforter, cover, coverlet, eiderdown, electric blanket, linen, pillow, pillowcase, quilt, sheet, spread, thermal blanket
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