spread the word
idiom
: to tell others
People are spreading the word about his book.
Spread the word that we're leaving in five minutes.
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Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2025
Trout subsequently spread the word of Levinger to other baseball players, and he’s now performed for several teams, including the Dodgers last spring.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2025
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin even helped spread the word in a video posted to social media.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Damato hopes to spread the word about their work at upcoming Linux kernel networking conferences this year.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2025
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Lauren Parker, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2025
Trout subsequently spread the word of Levinger to other baseball players, and he’s now performed for several teams, including the Dodgers last spring.
—Jeff Fletcher, Orange County Register, 12 Mar. 2025
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin even helped spread the word in a video posted to social media.
—Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Damato hopes to spread the word about their work at upcoming Linux kernel networking conferences this year.
—IEEE Spectrum, 17 Mar. 2025
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