- present participle of spread.
spreading
Example Sentences
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Even then, the office tries to avoid engagement with whoever is spreading it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2026
Although Celenza hopes to continue spreading the message that eating healthy and high quality doesn’t have to come with a huge price tag, the struggle was never only about being broke in a dorm kitchen.
From Salon • Jul. 2, 2026
Its use, along with zero-tolerance behaviour policies, has been spreading with the help of school improvement consultants such as Bradley Nash, known as "The Behaviour Guy" on social media.
From BBC • Jun. 30, 2026
By attaching itself to Arc inside these microscopic vesicles, Tau is able to travel from an unhealthy neuron into a healthy one, where it can continue spreading disease.
From Science Daily • Jun. 30, 2026
Mr. Dimblewit held his hands up, the smug smile spreading on his putty-like face as he tried to calm the audience down.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
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