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as in expansion
a wide space or area
vowed that he would journey the lengths of the earth to find her
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as in distance
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects
the length of a professional tennis court is 78 feet from baseline to baseline
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Recent Examples of length
Letters are subject to editing for clarity and length.
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
Shop it in every length from petite to tall, plus 21 different colors that are all less than $50 while select sets are still on sale.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Petite reviewers appreciate the length of the trousers.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Jan. 2026
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
—Trevor Bach, Dallas Morning News, 31 Jan. 2026
Shop it in every length from petite to tall, plus 21 different colors that are all less than $50 while select sets are still on sale.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
Petite reviewers appreciate the length of the trousers.
—Mia Huelsbeck, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for length
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Howard, who had served as a second lieutenant with the Ninety‑Second Division, 366th Infantry in France during World War I, accused President Truman of using the Cold War to justify a sweeping peacetime expansion of America’s global military footprint.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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India is positioning itself as the testbed where energy infrastructure meets AI expansion.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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Speed Skating 500m and Team Pursuit will also give medals in speed skating sprint distances (including the men’s 500m and women’s 500m) on February 10, with team pursuit finals to follow later in the Games.—
Sam Leveridge,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you to account for sudden stops or changes in the traffic pattern.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Located on Siesta Key near downtown Sarasota on the state's west coast, this kid-friendly beach has a wide expanse of soft, powdery white, quartz-crystal sand that somehow doesn’t get hot in the Florida sun.—
Beth Luberecki,
USA Today,
31 Jan. 2026
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It’s perfectly situated for wanders down the beautiful expanse of Flamand beach or hikes to the highest point of the island.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Jan. 2026
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Predictably, his greatest share of touches comes between the width of the posts, inside the penalty area.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
26 Jan. 2026
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The extra width makes a huge difference in this home and its living area is very spacious by tiny house standards.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
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Woll is having one of the worst stretches of his career.—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Brown and Pritchard accounted for nearly all of their team’s scoring over the final eight-plus minutes of the third, providing 12 of its 14 points during that stretch.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
27 Jan. 2026
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Fahey is described by those involved as integral to the recruitment system, particularly given her breadth of knowledge.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Combined, those 10 finalists do a much better job of spanning the stylistic breadth of country than the five releases on the list a year ago.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Length.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/length. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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