splayed

past tense of splay
as in spread
to cause to move outward and apart He sat with his legs splayed apart. She splayed her fingers to show off her manicure.

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  • The results came back as a Brucella suis infection, which causes a rare bacterial disease in humans and is spread by animals, according to the CDC.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 21 Mar. 2025
  • The humidity will be as low as 20% in these parts of the state, creating ideal conditions for existing fires to spread. U.S. 1 in Florida shut down in both directions on Friday due to low visibility from the 344 wildfire in Miami-Dade County, according to the county's emergency management agency.
    Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 21 Mar. 2025
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  • First, there are the January theater festivals, your place to dig into experimental work scattered across smaller venues throughout the city.
    Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • The Winter Wonderland overlay sees Ski Dubai scattered with igloos and snowmen made from actual snow whilst icy walls are wrapped in fairy lights and the chalets are bristling with baubles and tinsel.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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  • Growing up on the East Coast and splitting my time between New York and Charleston, I was surrounded by Old World America and these architectural buildings that held so much history, and had such a strong presence about them.
    Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The western teams should split and form a new conference with new rules, money and a tournament.
    Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
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“Splayed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/splayed. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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