spreader
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- an·ti·spread·er, noun
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How to use spreader in a sentence
People under 40 became the main spreaders of the virus, accounting for 57 percent of cases between July and August.
900,000 infected. Nearly 15,000 dead. How the coronavirus tore through D.C., Maryland and Virginia. | Rebecca Tan, Antonio Olivo, John D. Harden | February 5, 2021 | Washington PostThe evidence now suggests that the role of such “silent spreaders” is substantial, even though they tend to infect fewer people on average.
So you got the vaccine. Can you still infect people? Pfizer is trying to find out. | Stephanie Arnett | February 2, 2021 | MIT Technology ReviewIn the early days of the pandemic, ski resorts across Europe became super spreaders, with visitors transporting the virus like carry-on luggage, threatening other tourists and locals alike.
What America's Richest Ski Town's Handling of COVID-19 Says About the Country | Lucas Isakowitz | February 1, 2021 | TimeMy goal, in the midst of what I feared was a super spreader event, was to make the room at least a little safer.
Lawmakers may have been exposed to the coronavirus in Capitol lockdown, attending physician says | Paulina Firozi, Amy B Wang, Mike DeBonis | January 11, 2021 | Washington PostSome aides then told told PBS’s Yamiche Alcindor that they felt pressured to attend the event to “save face,” and that they were worried it would become a potential super spreader event.
HUD Secretary Ben Carson Has Tested Positive For COVID-19 | Kirsten West Savali | November 9, 2020 | Essence.com
The event was a devastating one for Sierra Leone, deemed a “super-spreader” by The New York Times.
Jail Threats for Sierra Leone Ebola Victims’ Families | Abby Haglage | December 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThou wast a Valacrone in Varinsey, cunning as a fox, a spreader of lies.
The Elder Eddas of Saemund Sigfusson; and the Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson | Saemund Sigfusson and Snorre SturlesonThe spreader is usually stationed in the nearest side track to the unloading place.
Steam Shovels and Steam Shovel Work | E. A. HermannThe other method, called the spreader method, was more intricate.
America's Munitions 1917-1918 | Benedict CrowellThen you will be talked of by all the town as a spreader of false reports,—in short, Ferdinand loves another.
Love and Intrigue | Friedrich SchillerHe knew that it meant figuratively a light-spreader: one who marches ahead of his comrades to enlighten the others.
A Scout of To-day | Isabel Hornibrook
British Dictionary definitions for spreader
/ (ˈsprɛdə) /
a machine or device used for scattering bulk materials, esp manure or fertilizer, over a relatively wide area
a device for keeping apart or spacing parallel objects, such as electric wires
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