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The phrase "as it spread" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe the manner in which something expanded or became more widespread over time.
Example: "The news was shocking, and as it spread, more people began to react with disbelief."
Alternatives: "as it expanded" or "as it circulated".
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Christianity gradually lost contact with its Jewish roots as it spread into the gentile world.
The mass strike had a rhythm all its own, syncopated and unpredictable as it spread like an epidemic from worksite to marketplace to slum.
The 300 initial signatures on the document snowballed to 10,000 as it spread on the Internet, even as the government tried its best to stamp it out.
As it spread, residents fled.
As it spread, Hong Kong's markets began to sink.
One-day cricket might have been designed for betting, and as it spread gambling became easier.
The legacy of cancer followed the industry as it spread to America.
As it spread to other states, gun control groups quickly complained about the parade of firearms in local stores.
As it spread after the second world war, the South became suddenly more comfortable to live and work in.
The invention of agriculture around 8,000 years ago, some argue, significantly changed ecosystems as it spread around the globe.
West went through that phase in 2008, as it spread through hip-hop culture, the NBA and beyond.
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