1
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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2
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
Aimee Lou Wood posed for photos in a strapless pink tea-length gown with a slight train following behind her.
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
After noticing that more people were commuting by bicycle, designers tweaked the brand’s windproof jacket, shortening its length and tightening the sleeves to prevent air from blowing up a rider’s arms.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The required length of delay depends on the credit card.
—David McMillin, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
In this interview, which has been edited for length, Llanes said grid managers were already dealing with disruption from severe weather events and the rising demand for electricity for industry, homes and EV charging, utility companies.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2025
After noticing that more people were commuting by bicycle, designers tweaked the brand’s windproof jacket, shortening its length and tightening the sleeves to prevent air from blowing up a rider’s arms.
—Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025
The required length of delay depends on the credit card.
—David McMillin, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
In this interview, which has been edited for length, Llanes said grid managers were already dealing with disruption from severe weather events and the rising demand for electricity for industry, homes and EV charging, utility companies.
—Jeff Young, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for length
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Biglari’s core demands were to stop opening new stores entirely, eliminate the development team to save money, and focus exclusively on improving existing store operations rather than expansion.—
Lily Mae Lazarus,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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The expansion team has lost each of its last five games against the Lynx, and most recently suffered one of their worst losses of the season in Game 1 on Sunday in a 29-point defeat.—
Nathan Canilao,
Mercury News,
17 Sep. 2025
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That is, with Venus and earth-like planets at habitable distances from their stars as well as gas giants orbiting at Jupiter-like distances (which in our solar system’s case is 5 astronomical units), or five times the average distance between the Earth and sun.—
Bruce Dorminey,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Tunnels will cut travel times between Verona and Munich by more than half to 2½ hours, between Milan and Paris by at least 30% to 4½ hours and put the Ligurian port city of Genoa within commuting distance of Italy’s finance and fashion capital — significantly remaking the Europe transit map.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nowadays, these routes and addresses can sometimes call to my mind the Camino Real—the old Spanish road lost and buried but commuted upon daily—or that mythic expanse of the Mediterranean where Odysseus lost his way and people live and work to this day.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Solarization is the process of killing a lawn or an expanse of weeds by soaking it with a hose or a sprinkler system and then covering it with clear plastic, held down by rocks or bricks.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
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Choose from 17 colors and sizes 5–12, in both regular and wide widths.—
Jamie Allison Sanders,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
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Nespresso Vertuo Pop — narrow width, extra depth.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Sep. 2025
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City have brought in 10 new faces since January and let eight senior players leave, many of whom were integral parts of their four-title-in-a-row stretch from 2020-21 to 2023-24.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
21 Sep. 2025
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Promover Four-Way Stretch Yoga Pants Made from buttery soft, four-way stretch fabric with an elastic waistband, these loose-fit yoga pants prioritize movement and breathability.—
Emily Weaver,
PEOPLE,
20 Sep. 2025
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With a showroom in Laguna Hills, A&R serves builders, designers andhome owners a wide breadth of flooring and carpeting options, including hardwood from makers like Anderson Tuftex, Reward, Garrison and Shaw Floors.—
Liz Ohanesian,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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As Martel’s profile grew, so did the breadth of artists looking to work with her.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Length.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/length. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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