spread like wildfire

idiom

: to become known very quickly
The news spread like wildfire.

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Their curiosity fueled the most brilliant innovations, which spread like wildfire. Rachel Wells, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024 Like a dog whistle for a particular type of online Gen Z or Millennial, these contests spread like wildfire. Leah Dolan, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024 The comment quickly spread like wildfire online, causing much confusion about if his comment was sarcastic or a dig at the country crooner. Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 22 Nov. 2024 Still, voters in D'Esposito's district backed Biden by double digits in 2020, and operatives anticipated chatter of the scandal to spread like wildfire in the district. Tal Axelrod, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spread like wildfire 

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