as in spread
to cause to move outward and apart
He sat with his legs splayed apart. She splayed her fingers to show off her manicure.
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Associated Press The Context The Daily Beast article quickly spread across social media, where Cruz faced criticism over the trip.—
Andrew Stanton
Gabe Whisnant,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025 -
With the draft beginning this coming Sunday and the trade deadline at the end of the month, A.J. Preller’s closest lieutenants are in San Diego rather than spread around the country looking at big-league and amateur players.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 July 2025
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First, there are the January theater festivals, your place to dig into experimental work scattered across smaller venues throughout the city.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
8 Jan. 2025
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The Winter Wonderland overlay sees Ski Dubai scattered with igloos and snowmen made from actual snow whilst icy walls are wrapped in fairy lights and the chalets are bristling with baubles and tinsel.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes,
8 Jan. 2025
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The experts split into teams representing the U.S. and China, and each side was armed with the weapons that its country is thought to possess.—
Dexter Filkins,
New Yorker,
14 July 2025
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If their parents died, the sisters would split their inheritance.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
14 July 2025
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“Splayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splayed. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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