spread
Example Sentences
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Noah started crying first, then it just spread from there.
From Los Angeles Times
The cancer had started in his colon before spreading deep inside his brain.
From BBC
As yachts pass the beach, they are spreading rose petals on the ocean "out of respect for the tragic loss of life", said Sam Haynes, commodore of race organiser, the Cruising Yacht Club of Sydney.
From Barron's
By the 1990s, deer had spread so widely that the gaps between separate populations had filled, explains Mr Spencer.
From BBC
In the North Atlantic, the region has spread eastward beyond the northern coast of South America and westward into much of the Gulf.
From Science Daily
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
