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Colonial-era anti-homosexuality laws remain in place in large parts of the continent and the American right’s messaging on culture war issues has spread like wildfire on African social media.
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Cnn Staff, CNN, 7 Nov. 2024
After Relli’s testimony on Tuesday (Jan. 28), the video spread like wildfire online, with multiple netizens offering their opinion.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Fan-Favorites Are Back While these items have actually been available at Walmart since the beginning of September, the word spread like wildfire once the food obsessed Instagram account, @SnackOLater posted about these sought after items about a week later.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
However, as the body count rose, fear spread like wildfire.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
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Cnn Staff, CNN, 7 Nov. 2024
After Relli’s testimony on Tuesday (Jan. 28), the video spread like wildfire online, with multiple netizens offering their opinion.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 29 Jan. 2025
Fan-Favorites Are Back While these items have actually been available at Walmart since the beginning of September, the word spread like wildfire once the food obsessed Instagram account, @SnackOLater posted about these sought after items about a week later.
—Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Southern Living, 17 Jan. 2025
However, as the body count rose, fear spread like wildfire.
—Scott Travers, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for spread like wildfire
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“Spread like wildfire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spread%20like%20wildfire. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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