as in measures
to find out the size, extent, or amount of
tried to span the distance between the two trees by eye alone
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Recent Examples of spans
Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Our coverage spans top industry news, retail trends, head-to-toe fashion, athletic and outdoor analysis, and more.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Labuan Bajo and Komodo National Park Labuan Bajo on Flores Island is the entry to exploring Komodo National Park, a national park that spans the Lesser Sunda Islands.
—Desiree Norman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Laser-like light that spans a wide range of frequencies is a powerful tool for science and industry.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
The casting deliberately spans India’s entertainment spectrum, mixing familiar television personalities like Arjun Bijlani and Kiku Sharda with digital stars like Dhanashree Verma and bold personalities like Kubbra Sait.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Their portfolio spans high-profile developments across Brooklyn and Manhattan, including massive rooftops like 532 Neptune Avenue, where a 55,000 sq ft green oasis includes pickleball courts, playgrounds, gardens, and walking tracks—all sitting atop a 1,000-unit building.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Drawing on his extensive study of history, which spans 500 years and covers the rise and fall of empires, Dalio sees a historical precedent for such transformative shifts.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Usually the street spans a block or two and holds significance to the person's life.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Noun
Photo courtesy of Templon, Paris - Brussels For the past 70 years, Jim Dine has remained one of the most singular voices in contemporary art with a practice that spans painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and poetry.
—Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Our coverage spans top industry news, retail trends, head-to-toe fashion, athletic and outdoor analysis, and more.
—Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2025
Labuan Bajo and Komodo National Park Labuan Bajo on Flores Island is the entry to exploring Komodo National Park, a national park that spans the Lesser Sunda Islands.
—Desiree Norman, Travel + Leisure, 18 Sep. 2025
Laser-like light that spans a wide range of frequencies is a powerful tool for science and industry.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Sep. 2025
The casting deliberately spans India’s entertainment spectrum, mixing familiar television personalities like Arjun Bijlani and Kiku Sharda with digital stars like Dhanashree Verma and bold personalities like Kubbra Sait.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 12 Sep. 2025
Their portfolio spans high-profile developments across Brooklyn and Manhattan, including massive rooftops like 532 Neptune Avenue, where a 55,000 sq ft green oasis includes pickleball courts, playgrounds, gardens, and walking tracks—all sitting atop a 1,000-unit building.
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Drawing on his extensive study of history, which spans 500 years and covers the rise and fall of empires, Dalio sees a historical precedent for such transformative shifts.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Usually the street spans a block or two and holds significance to the person's life.
—Sophia Tiedge, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spans
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Graduation – This measures the percentage of students who graduated within four and five years of entering high school.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
15 Sep. 2025
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This measures the percentage of students who graduated within four and five years of entering high school.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
15 Sep. 2025
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Gianvito Rossi has crafted a beautiful pair, while the high street has certainly got the brown boot memo, with stand-out styles at Massimo Dutti and COS.—
Emma Spedding,
Vogue,
19 Sep. 2025
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The pair referred to, Vanderbilt University’s Daniel Diermeier and Washington University’s Andrew Martin, have taken a very different approach than the maximalist resistance stance of many elite university leaders.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Sep. 2025
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The diffusion index in the jobs report gauges the concentration of growth.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
7 Sep. 2025
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In business, profit margins are a performance metric that gauges the extent to which businesses are making money, similar to how the number of games a baseball team leads its division by determines its standing.—
Mark LaSota,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The pair also famously visited The Plough at Cadsden in Buckinghamshire, a pub near Chequers, the country residence of British prime ministers, where Xi quaffed a pint of Greene King IPA (Indian Pale Ale).—
Ian King,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
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In Middlesex League action, Kaylee Master recorded a hat trick, Sophia Setouhi added a pair and Gianna Venezia scored her first varsity goal as Watertown (5-0) blanked Woburn, 7-0, for its 102nd straight field hockey win.—
Tom Mulherin,
Boston Herald,
17 Sep. 2025
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Bechand is described as 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighs approximately 180 pounds and has hazel eyes and brown hair, police said.—
Megan Forrester,
ABC News,
17 Sep. 2025
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Plus, a propensity for porpoising down straightaways and under mild braking hinted at perhaps further refinement needed—not ideal for a car with such a unique suspension setup as its calling card, but that somehow weighs around 1,500 pounds more than the racecar that shares so many components.—
Michael Teo Van Runkle,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Instead, the scores from Week 1 will carry over to next week, where not one, but two couples will be ging home.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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According to Chilean officials, during the Pinochet dictatorship from 1973 to 1990, thousands of babies were stolen from their biological mothers and sold into adoption, mainly to couples from the United States and Europe.—
Rafael Romo,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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Its square neck frames your face and the smocked material stretches to stay comfortable for all-day wear.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
18 Sep. 2025
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The track is packed with thrills, featuring three 360-degree spirals, an 80-foot double helix, two uphill stretches, and a mid-race bridge that offers the perfect chance to size up your opponent and take in the views.—
Jacqueline Dole,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Sep. 2025
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As production scales up, the company will face the challenge of translating such demonstrations into practical, everyday applications.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
18 Sep. 2025
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As the brand scales across North America, the bet is that common sense, done uncommonly well, is exactly what the market has been waiting for.—
Simon Mainwaring,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Spans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spans. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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