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Idiom

spread the word

Meaning

To tell a lot of people; to inform as many people as one can.

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“Please spread the word about our party.”

“The charity needs more volunteers, so please spread the word to your friends and family.”

“The organizers worked tirelessly to spread the word throughout the community, hoping to ensure a record turnout for the upcoming election.”

Examples

simple

“Please spread the word about our party.”

contextual

“The charity needs more volunteers, so please spread the word to your friends and family.”

complex

“The organizers worked tirelessly to spread the word throughout the community, hoping to ensure a record turnout for the upcoming election.”

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