spread
Example Sentences
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“If you have 15 accounts spread around from various jobs, consolidate that. You don’t want to forget about an account from 20 years ago by mistake,” Clark said.
From MarketWatch
The records, which were obtained on a rolling basis over several months, include dozens of instances in which oversight personnel flagged workers for disregarding cleanup procedures in a way that likely spread toxic substances.
From Los Angeles Times
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service said its crews managed to stop the fire spreading from the mid-terraced home into neighbouring properties but the damage to the house was extensive.
From BBC
The NIH announced a strategy in November to promote “broad distribution and geographic balance” by spreading around future research funding.
Cryptocurrency companies, data centers and oil-and-gas projects were connected to the grid and helped spread costs over a greater volume of electricity sales.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
