spread across

Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words

to cover or affect a wide area

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Examples (10)

  • The news of the discovery spread rapidly across the scientific community.
  • Wildfires can spread quickly across dry forests, especially with strong winds.
  • The artist's influence has spread across various genres and continents.
  • A thick layer of snow spread evenly across the entire landscape overnight.
  • Optimism for the future began to spread across the nation after the election.
  • The company plans to spread its operations across several new international markets.
  • The aroma of freshly baked bread spread delightfully across the entire house.
  • Digital technology has spread its reach across almost every aspect of modern life.
  • He tried to spread the paint thinly and evenly across the large canvas.
  • Concerns about the economic downturn spread like wildfire across global financial markets.