splay
verb (used with object)
to spread out, expand, or extend.
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
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The 3- to 3-and-a-half-inch-diameter pipes, arranged in a 16-foot circle at the base, will splay out as they climb to 45 feet.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 17, 2016