Spread and Width

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Spread noun - The distance or extent between possible extremes.

Usage example: the spread of grades was from 15 to 79 on that quiz

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Width is a synonym for spread in extent topic. In some cases you can use "Width" instead a noun "Spread", when it comes to topics like span.

Nearby Words: spreading, spreader

Width noun - An area over which activity, capacity, or influence extends.

Usage example: surprised by the width of his power and influence in the oil business

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Spread is a synonym for width in wideness topic. Sometimes you can use "Spread" instead a noun "Width".

full	full spread	full width
nice	nice spread	nice width
small	small spread	small width
powerful	powerful spread	powerful width
Other adjectives: entire, narrow, decent, greater, smaller.

Instead they can switch between narrow spread and single-fire, the latter allowing the player to create their own spread of any width they like (with the disadvantage being that individually aiming them is slower).

Source: Video Game / World Of Warships
Each ball has in front of it what look like millions of almost identical versions of itself in different points spread across the width of the river while behind there's nothing.

Source: Timey-Wimey Ball
The tracks were 1.1 metres wide - more than half its 3.63 metre width - in order to try to spread the load, but it still tended to sink if the ground wasn't completely firm.

Source: Square/Cube Law

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