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1 a
: to open or expand over a larger area
spread out the map
b
: to stretch out : extend
spread its wings for flight
2 a
: to distribute over an area
spread fertilizer
b
: to distribute over a period or among a group
spread the work over a few weeks
c
: to apply on a surface
spread butter on bread
d (1)
: to cover or overlay something with
spread the cloth on the table
(2)
archaic
: to cover completely
e (1)
: to prepare or furnish for dining : set
spread the table
(2)
: serve
spread the afternoon tea
3 a
: to make widely known
spread the news
b
: to extend the range or incidence of
spread a disease
c
: diffuse , emit
flowers spreading their fragrance
4
: to push apart by weight or force
1 a
: to become dispersed, distributed, or scattered
b
: to become known or disseminated
panic spread rapidly
2
: to grow in length or breadth : expand
3
: to move apart (as from pressure or weight) : separate
1 a
: the act or process of spreading
b
: extent of spreading
2
: something spread out: such as
a
: a surface area : expanse
b (1)
: a ranch or homestead especially in the western U.S.
(2)
Western US
: a herd of animals
c (1)
: a prominent display in a periodical
(2)
: two facing pages (as of a newspaper) usually with matter running across the fold
also
: the matter occupying these pages
3
: something spread on or over a surface: such as
a
: a food to be spread (as on bread or crackers)
a cheese spread
b
: a sumptuous meal : feast
c
: a cloth cover for a table or bed
4
: distance between two points : gap
5
: a commodities market transaction in which a participant hedges with simultaneous long and short options in different commodities or different delivery dates in the same commodity
spreadability
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spreadable
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adjective
We spread fertilizer on our yard.
The seeds are spread by wind, birds, and animals.
The fire spread quickly through the building.
The cancer has spread to her throat.
The use of computer technology has spread into all fields of work.
The odor spread throughout the room.
The fashion quickly spread from France to England. Noun
She offered crackers and a cheese spread .
He uses low-fat spread on his toast.
The flames rapidly spread to the tiny town of Weed, a community at the base of Mount Shasta where about a third of its 3,000 residents lives below the federal poverty level.
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Dustin Gardiner, San Francisco Chronicle , 4 Sep. 2022
The journey from writing The Hobbit to charting Frodoβs ring-fueled burden spread over three decades, and Tolkienβs path to success is not without procrastination and doubt.
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Emma Fraser, Town & Country , 4 Sep. 2022
The heat dome producing the heat wave will slowly spread eastward into the central and northern plains by mid-week.
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Nouran Salahieh, CNN , 4 Sep. 2022
Rumors spread in concentric circles, first by word of mouth and then by sensationalized newspaper accounts.
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Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune , 4 Sep. 2022
The virus is most commonly spread to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Devi Shastri, Journal Sentinel , 3 Sep. 2022
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
These are only but a few things that might help prevent the spread of disinformation, integrate Ukrainian refugees better and curb the populist political reaction.
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Cristian Gherasim, CNN , 24 Aug. 2022
The vaccine proved to be the quickest way to prevent the spread of diseases such as COVID-19 on the Navajo Nation, Nez wrote.
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Arlyssa D. Becenti, The Arizona Republic , 24 Aug. 2022
The sites typically also provide clean needles and dispose of used ones in an effort to prevent the spread of diseases and to keep used needles off the streets.
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Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post , 23 Aug. 2022
But such isolation regimens may not be sufficient to prevent further spread of the disease, Lalvani said.
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Erin Prater, Fortune , 19 Aug. 2022
Still, the absence of large outbreaks in prisons should be taken as an opportunity to prevent the spread in what could be big sites of infection, not as a sign that inmates arenβt at risk.
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Annalisa Merelli, Quartz , 19 Aug. 2022
Officials claim such measures prevent the spread of Covid and are necessary after some fishers imported the virus after making contact or illegally trading with other vessels at sea, though no virus has been detected among marine life.
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Robert Hart, Forbes , 18 Aug. 2022
Continuing the stateβs approach to keeping classrooms open, Oregon is leaving decisions on how to prevent spread of COVID-19 this upcoming school year to the officials in charge of them.
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oregonlive , 17 Aug. 2022
Although quarantine is no longer required, the CDC recommends masking and testing over the course of the next ten days in order to help prevent community spread of the virus.
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Gretchen Cuda Kroen, cleveland , 12 Aug. 2022
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1
: to stretch out : extend
I spread my arms wide.
2
: to pass or cause to pass from person to person
The news spread rapidly. Flies can spread disease.
3
: to open or arrange over a larger area
The captain spread out a map.
4
: to increase in size or occurrence
The fire keeps spreading . Cell phone use spread quickly.
5
: to scatter or be scattered
spread fertilizer
6
: to give out over a period of time or among a group
The boss spread work to make it last.
7
: to put or have a layer of on a surface
He spread butter on bread.
8
: to cover something with
Mom spread a cloth on the table.
9
: to stretch or move apart
I spread my fingers open.
10
: to prepare for a meal : set
The table was spread for dinner.
1
: the act or process of increasing in size, amount, or occurrence
the spread of education
2
: the distance between two points that are farthest to each side
the spread of a bird's wings
3
: a noticeable display in a magazine or newspaper
4
: a food to be put over the surface of bread or crackers
cheese spread
5
: a very fine meal : feast
6
: a cloth cover for a table or bed
1 a
: the difference between any two prices for similar articles
the spread between the list price and the market price of an article
b
: the difference between the highest and lowest prices of a product or security for a given period
c
: the difference between bid and asked prices (as of a stock)
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