Break and Spread

Break

Break verb - To become known.

Usage example: as soon as the scandal broke, the CEO fled the country

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Spread and break are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spread" instead the word "Break" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: breach, breakdown, breaking, breakup, breakable

Spread verb - To become known.

Usage example: once news of the war's end had spread, spontaneous celebrations broke out everywhere

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Break and spread are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Break" instead the word "Spread" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: spreading, spreader

good	good break	good spread
high	high break	high spread
full	full break	full spread
nice	nice break	nice spread
Other adjectives: best, standard, initial, single, small, actual, entire, real, massive, big, huge, new, major, sudden.

power	break power	spread power
people	break people	spread people
word	break word	spread word
way	break way	spread way
Other words: world, story, curse, news, arms, legs.

The Jabberwocky spread its corruption over the once happy realm and its ultimate wish is to break free of Wonderland and spread its darkness to the 'real' world as well.

Source: Monster / Comic Books
So Claudio and Pedro know that John is trying to spread rumors to break Claudio and Hero up - why do they fall for the plot again?

Source: Idiot Plot / Theatre
More rarely, a creator might choose to break a character apart and spread it over several different characters.

Source: Decomposite Character

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