spread
Example Sentences
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Declines in tech stocks intensified Wednesday, spreading from software into semiconductor shares and other companies linked to the infrastructure buildout for artificial intelligence.
North of Natalia's hometown, up around the city of Kharkiv, there are more signs that the danger zone is spreading.
From BBC
Even as the pain from the software selloff spreads to other parts of the U.S. equity market, some traders cautioned that the selling was beginning to look overdone.
From MarketWatch
Cholera is an acute intestinal infection that spreads through food and water contaminated with the bacterium vibrio cholerae, often from faeces.
From Barron's
“And bilharzia spread, and water weeds came—when they started messing with the river! There’s always a price for tampering with nature.”
From Literature
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
