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overspread

[oh-ver-spred] / ˌoʊ vərˈsprɛd /












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To the east, tropical humidity will reign, but desert air will overspread areas to the west.

From Washington Post ● May 7, 2022

The winds will be fierce through the Central Valley, where air funnels easily between the coastal ranges and the Sierra Nevada, but will also overspread the Bay Area, Central Coast and Southern California.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 12, 2021

"Poverty and disgrace," Hamilton wrote again, "would overspread a country which with wisdom might make herself the admiration and envy of the world."

From Salon ● Sep. 19, 2020

An expression of whimsical wonderment and awe overspread his face as he drawled:

From Slate ● Nov. 25, 2018

“I knew you from the description of poor dear Lucy; but——” She stopped suddenly, and a quick blush overspread her face.

From "Dracula" by Bram Stoker

I went to him and saw that his eyes were sightless; already a thin film was overspreading them.

From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya

"No!" cried Taras, a deep flush overspreading the pallor of his face.

From For the Right by Karl Emil Franzos

Otmar rose from his knees, a deep blush overspreading his handsome countenance.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 370, August 1846 by Various

A branch of a tree overspreading the water catches his attention.

From Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess

The boys, too, with broad grins overspreading their faces, crept forward on tiptoes to listen.

From Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German by Millicent Schwab Bender


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