Her joy spread like wildfire.

Meaning: This means that her happiness quickly made others happy too. It's like saying, Her happiness made everyone else happy.

Choice of Words: Joy is a feeling of great happiness and pleasure. Spread means to extend or cause something to cover a larger area. Wildfire is a large, uncontrolled fire that spreads quickly through a natural area. When you put them together, "Her joy spread like wildfire" means her happiness and pleasure quickly spread to others.

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Her joy spread like a virus

Meaning: This means that her happiness spread quickly to other people, just like a virus spreads quickly from person to person.

Choice of Words: Her refers to a specific female. Joy means a feeling of great happiness or delight. Spread means to move or send something over a wide area. Like is used to compare something to something else. Virus is a microorganism that can cause disease. When you put them together, "Her joy spread like a virus" means that her happiness quickly spread to others.

Her joy spread like a wildfire through the crowd

Meaning: This means that her happiness spread quickly to everyone in the crowd, just like a wildfire spreads quickly over an area.

Choice of Words: Her refers to a specific female. Joy means a feeling of great happiness or delight. Spread means to move or send something over a wide area. Like is used to compare something to something else. Wildfire is a fire that spreads quickly and uncontrollably. Through means from one side of something to the other. Crowd means a large group of people gathered together. When you put them together, "Her joy spread like a wildfire through the crowd" means that her happiness quickly spread to everyone in the crowd.

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