Malicious gossip spreads like wildfire. I guess that's why they say bad news travels fast.
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Spreads
Synonyms for "spreads" (18 found)
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18 entriesbid-ask spreadbuffetcredit spreaddiffusefront page spreadfull page spreadgeographic spreadinformation disseminationknowledge diffusionmarket penetrationpermeatepervaderumor spreadsmorgasbordtable spreadtemporal spread
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12 entriesbread spreadsbuffet spreadfruit spreadssavory spreadsspreads acrossspreads rapidlyspreads regionallyspreads throughspreads tospreads widelytable spreadtwo page spread
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The news spreads fast.
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A network of railroads spreads all over Japan.
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It was innovation in Muslim communities that developed the order of algebra; our magnetic compass and tools of navigation; our mastery of pens and printing; our understanding of how disease spreads and how it can be healed.
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