spreads out
Extends in area
Spreads out is a phrasal verb that suggests a movement or tendency outward from a central point.
It is typically used to characterize things that are either long and narrow (she spread out the tablecloth) or things that are numerous and small (the group spread out over the lawn).
Figuratively, spreads out can characterize the way in which ideas are transmitted or communicated from one person to another.
- expandsIncreases in volume
- deploysPositions for use
- opens upBegins speaking candidly
- open wideRequest for mouth access
- germinateBegin plant development
take root · scatter · propagate · branch · proliferate · colonize · disperse · cast a wide net · distribute · permeate · spill over · migrate · sprawl · broaden · unfold · stretch · circulate · radiate
spreads outconverges
Moves toward meeting
contracts · gathers · comes together · concentrates · pulls together
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