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. scattered
  4. rested
Verb
  • Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index extended its rally, however, on China’s stimulus program, with markets on the mainland still closed for the Golden Week holiday.
    Karen Gilchrist, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Lift your knees off the ground, and step your feet back so that your legs are straight and fully extended.
    Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of extended
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  • Customers sat at tables for long stretches of time, eating course after course of unlimited shrimp.
    Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Well, actually … On Thursday, Johnson sat two seats over from his new coach for a television interview about their team.
    Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of sat
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  • Hydrothermal vents, which were first discovered on Earth in 1977 in the Galapagos Rift, may be scattered across the Europan seafloor too, further heating the water.
    Jeffrey Kluger, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • While remote-first companies strive to create virtual cultures, building authentic connections and camaraderie can be hard when team members are scattered around.
    Øyvind Forsbak, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of scattered
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  • Two piers for the bridge rested well out into the river and were anchored in solid rock.
    Randy McCrory Vintage Bentonville, arkansasonline.com, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Bridges rested apart from the land they were supposed to connect.
    Sharif Paget, CNN, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of rested
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