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spread

noun as in outlay of food, meal

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The actual wheels then bolt onto these spacers, effectively spreading the tires wider.

For a typical virus, herd immunity occurs at a 70 to 90 percent spread within a population.

Growing evidence indicates that proximity to other people is among the easiest ways for coronavirus to spread, especially indoors.

From Fortune

The spread of the sampling distribution is based on the estimated total survey error of the poll.

From Ozy

Microsoft’s News app has a “book mode” that spreads articles across the two screens like two facing pages in a book.

From Fortune

Before anti-vaxxers, there were anti-fluoriders: a group who spread fear about the anti-tooth decay agent added to drinking water.

Their immediate response tells an important truth about a police slowdown that has spread throughout New York City in recent days.

Sprawled on chaise lounges with their knees high in the air and their legs spread wide.

Groups like the Crips and MS-13 have spread from coast to coast, and even abroad.

But news of the classes is spread mainly by word of mouth, and participants bring along their friends and families.

But hitherto, before these new ideas began to spread in our community, the mass of men and women definitely settled down.

The rapid spread of the revolt was not a whit less marvelous than its lack of method or cohesion.

The rebellion spread to their district, and many of the natives on and about the estate were eager to join in the movement.

The spread of the holy gospel and uninterrupted preaching went on until the return of the ambassador.

A smile of beatitude spread over his enormous countenance during the process.

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On this page you'll find 311 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to spread, such as: advance, advancement, dissemination, escalation, increase, and spreading.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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