Elaborate Spread

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	99%	6		Exact Match!
verb • extend in one or more directions • become larger in size or volume or quantity • make bigger or wider in size, volume, or quantity • grow vigorously • exaggerate or make bigger • add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing • expand the influence of
	28%	7		Word for a slight meal or snack taken on a domestic bench first, later a lavish formal dinner or sumptuous spread followed by speeches; or, an elaborate feast generally
noun • a ceremonial dinner party for many people • a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed verb • provide a feast or banquet for • partake in a feast or banquet
	22%	4		Spread for a spread
noun • a spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter

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	Clue	Source
1	A type of spread that is difficult to spread evenly
2	Natural spread of seed is spread out on lawn, initially The Guardian Everyman - 26 Jun 2011	The Guardian Everyman / 26 Jun 2011
3	Spread for a spread New York Times - 05 Mar 1983	New York Times / 05 Mar 1983
4	Spread in a spread New York Times - 03 Feb 2008	New York Times / 03 Feb 2008
5	Used to make a popular spread called mung bean spread
6	What's spread in a spread New York Times - 20 Jul 2016	New York Times / 20 Jul 2016
7	Word for a slight meal or snack taken on a domestic bench first, later a lavish formal dinner or sumptuous spread followed by speeches; or, an elaborate feast generally Telegraph Giant General Knowledge - 18 Jan 2025	Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 18 Jan 2025

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