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The phrase "a spreading" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to the act of something becoming wider or more extensive, often in a physical or metaphorical sense.
Example: "The spreading of the disease was alarming, prompting immediate action from health officials."
Alternatives: "an expansion" or "a proliferation".
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It's not a spreading fire.
It is like a spreading cancer.
One was in the shape of a spreading palm tree.
Men's voices calling, a spreading feeling of fright and agitation.
Stress has become the byword for a spreading anxiety.
The floors moved in waves, like a spreading bed sheet.
The ship on the matchbox is nearly being overtaken by a spreading stars and stripes.
The ship was carrying a half-million gallons of oil, raising fears of a spreading spill.
Osama bin Laden sought to lead the vanguard of a spreading revolution.
Today, the state is a leader of a spreading national effort to reduce reincarcerations.
A patch of blue expands across the sky like a spreading drop of watercolour paint.
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