
Spread
Physical Expansion
Used to describe a physical object becoming larger or broader.

The blanket was spread across the bed.
Metaphorical Use
Can also refer to abstract things, like influence or ideas, expanding.

Democracy spread across the region.
Compare with
CirculateDiffuseDisperseDistributeExpandExtendPropagateScatterStretch
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