Lay and Spread

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Lay verb - To make ready in advance.

Usage example: she's laying plans for the charity auction months ahead of time

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Spread is a synonym for lay in order topic. In some cases you can use "Spread" instead a verb "Lay", when it comes to topics like place, put.

Nearby Words: laying, laid

Spread verb - To put a layer of on a surface.

Usage example: we spread the fertilizer over the lawn evenly until it was fully covered

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Lay is a synonym for spread in order topic. Sometimes you can use "Lay" instead a verb "Spread", if it concerns topics such as open or fan out.

Nearby Words: spreading, spreader

love	lay love	spread love
fire	lay fire	spread fire
life	lay life	spread life
people	lay people	spread people
Other words: way, curse, ashes, arms.

The plot hinges on the fact that Morbius was supposedly never bitten before; being bitten by a monster in Monster Metropolis started the spread of the virus that lay dormant in his blood.

Source: Series Continuity Error
She also had a patent for frequency-hopping spread spectrum, which would eventually lay the groundwork for communications technology that's currently used in wi-fi networks.

Source: He Also Did
This is ultimately revealed to be because the disease initially spread worldwide and lay dormant in adults' bodies before the current youths were born.

Source: Literature / The Enemy

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