sprawled

verb

Definition of sprawlednext
past tense of sprawl
1
as in extended
to extend outwards from or as if from a central point The suburbs sprawl for miles beyond the city's downtown.

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2
as in sat
to rest with the arms and legs spread out There's no feeling like sprawling out on your bed after a hard day's work.

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  1. extended
  2. sat
  3. diverged
  4. scattered
  5. radiated
  6. rested
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  • For entities established on or after September 4, 2024, with deadlines between December 3, 2024, and December 23, 2024, the filing deadline is also extended to January 13, 2025.
    Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Figures from all corners of Hollywood have also extended their support to Lively.
    Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of extended
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  • Levi Jones, a 33-year-old business owner, pulled up to Sacred Eye Tattoos in Hollywood last week and sat for eight hours getting a photorealistic black-and-white portrait of Mangione on his leg.
    Amanda Rosa, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The birthday boy and his big sister Sterling Skye, 3, each sat between one of their parents’ laps.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of sat
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  • When the last of the wine was finally secured and the drivers strapped in, the semis, each escorted by an armored truck, rumbled past the steel gates and then diverged, assigned to separate routes down the mountain, across more than a thousand miles and three state lines, headed for California.
    Josh Condon, Robb Report, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Two diverged roads Frozen turkeys, which go through a blast freezer for about 24 hours to freeze, can be held for months.
    Solcyré Burga, TIME, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of diverged
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  • In the days since, many people have reported unsafe road conditions and lingering snow — along with uncollected leaf piles from fall leaf collection that were scattered back onto their yards by the snowplows, the council members said.
    Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • My family has scattered across the country.
    Megan Thielking, New York Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of scattered
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  • All these shows had small but devoted followings and when the cancellations were announced, audience frustration radiated out from social media.
    Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Dec. 2024
  • See Demi Moore, whose ultra-long hair was styled into silky, undulating waves that radiated health at the Governors Awards on las tweek.
    Hannah Coates, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of radiated
Verb
  • The Packers never announced an injury for him and the ESPN broadcast said Jacobs was fine to go back in but was being rested.
    The Athletic NFL Staff, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • There is an opportunity for redemption, though, in this second meeting against Dan Lanning’s Ducks, who are well rested and boast an impressive quarterback in Heisman finalist Dillon Gabriel.
    Tom Layberger, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of rested
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