Extent and Spreading

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Extent noun - A real or imaginary point beyond which a person or thing cannot go.

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Spreading and extent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Spreading" instead a noun "Extent".

Nearby Words: extend, extension

Spreading noun - Act of extending over a wider scope or expanse of space or time.

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Extent and spreading are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Extent" instead a noun "Spreading".

Nearby Words: spread, spreader

Spreading Disaster Map Graphic: A map on a computer is used to show the extent of the parasite aliens infestation in the U.S., with areas controlled by the parasites red.

Source: Film / The Puppet Masters
Woggle in Ben Elton's Dead Famous is one of these, to the extent that he believes disease-spreading vermin — such as fleas and lice — are unfairly put-upon.

Source: Animal Wrongs Group
To some extent this was true, as almost nothing in English colonization equalled the horror that was King Leopold in Congo and the British enjoyed giving themselves credit for spreading The Common Law across the world.

Source: Written by the Winners

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