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sprawling

From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsprawlingspraw‧ling /ˈsprɔːlɪŋ $ ˈsprɒːl-/ adjective  SPREADspreading over a wide area in an untidy or unattractive way a vast, sprawling cityExamples from the Corpussprawling• Their function was to work, to procreate and to give place to the next generation; while the sprawling capital endured.• So, a little nervous of the sprawling city, Mavis moved in with Ronnie.• a sprawling city of 2.6 million• The sprawling conference and resort center even has its own transportation system.• They lend to an airport lounge the look of a grotesque, sprawling creche peopled by monster babies.• All experience shows that the best intelligence comes from small, well-run agencies, not huge sprawling empires.• How was she supposed to concentrate with that sprawling figure almost in her line of vision?• It was written in a sprawling hand that was difficult to read.• I will be profoundly relieved when I can escape from the prosaic explanations and defences of this present sprawling mess of words.• There was a big dance floor and several sprawling tiers of tables and bars.
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