spread the word
idiom
: to tell others
People are spreading the word about his book.
Spread the word that we're leaving in five minutes.
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And he’s been there through the years to watch dads graduate the program and spread the word to their friends and family about the benefit of taking the fatherhood classes.
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Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 16 June 2024
And, to help spread the word, A&W also enlisted the help of Kentucky native and social media star Helen Van Winkle—better known online as the fabulous Baddiewinkle.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 12 June 2024
In recent years, the NHL has spread the word on Black achievement in hockey through a mobile museum called the Black Hockey History Tour.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2024
Knocking on residents’ doors to spread the word about the effort might be overly ambitious, Woods said.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2024
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Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 16 June 2024
And, to help spread the word, A&W also enlisted the help of Kentucky native and social media star Helen Van Winkle—better known online as the fabulous Baddiewinkle.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 12 June 2024
In recent years, the NHL has spread the word on Black achievement in hockey through a mobile museum called the Black Hockey History Tour.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 30 May 2024
Knocking on residents’ doors to spread the word about the effort might be overly ambitious, Woods said.
—Angela Roberts, Baltimore Sun, 7 Mar. 2024
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