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Spreading

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broadnounWide in extent or scope.
disseminationnounThe act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc.
widenounHaving a large physical extent from side to side.
circulationnounThe act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
diffusiveThat is spread or dispersed across a wide area or among a large number of people.
disseminativeTending to disseminate, or to become disseminated (scattered, or widespread), spreadable.
scatteringnounA small quantity of something being dispersed (at random points).
diffusing(of a category) broken down so that its elements are placed in its most specific subset available
disseminatingspreading by diffusion
airingnoun(countable) The broadcast of a television or radio show.
bushynounGrowing thickly.
distributivenounRelating to distribution.
public exposurenounthe opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
wide-spreadingspreading over a wide area
dispersiveThat causes dispersion
spreadverb(transitive) To stretch out, open out (a material etc.) so that it more fully covers a given area of space.

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disseminativeTending to disseminate, or to become disseminated (scattered, or widespread), spreadable.
disseminationnounThe act of disseminating, or the state of being disseminated; diffusion for propagation and permanence; a scattering or spreading abroad, as of ideas, beliefs, etc.
diffusiveThat is spread or dispersed across a wide area or among a large number of people.
dispersiveThat causes dispersion
scatteringnounA small quantity of something being dispersed (at random points).
widenounHaving a large physical extent from side to side.
circulationnounThe act of passing from place to place or person to person; free diffusion; transmission.
broadnounWide in extent or scope.
diffusingverb(of a category) broken down so that its elements are placed in its most specific subset available
airingnoun(countable) The broadcast of a television or radio show.
distributivenounRelating to distribution.
branchyHaving many branches.
bushynounGrowing thickly.
disseminatingverbspreading by diffusion
public exposurenounthe opening of a subject to widespread discussion and debate
wide-spreadingspreading over a wide area
disseminatedspread around; widespread
disseminateverb(intransitive) To become widespread.
diffusionnounThe act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.
diffuseverb(transitive) To spread (something) over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.

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