as in to measure
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 span
Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
The redevelopment project — the largest in the city’s history — spanned seven miles, between Collins Street and just past Texas 360.
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Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
The military described the span as a key logistics route used to supply Russian forces in southern Ukraine and said drones began hitting the structure late Sunday to Monday, collapsing part of it.
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Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
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Verb
His trial, which was not televised, spanned two days.
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Kelsey Lentz,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
The redevelopment project — the largest in the city’s history — spanned seven miles, between Collins Street and just past Texas 360.
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Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
23 June 2026
Noun
That didn't seem to matter, as the two went on 19 dates over the span of over three months before becoming exclusive.
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Kimberlee Speakman,
PEOPLE,
24 June 2026
The military described the span as a key logistics route used to supply Russian forces in southern Ukraine and said drones began hitting the structure late Sunday to Monday, collapsing part of it.
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Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
23 June 2026
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What the testing program will measure According to American Fusion, the testing campaign will evaluate several key parameters that determine whether a fusion device is operating as intended.
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Biofeedback therapy uses sensors to measure muscle activity while providing auditory or visual feedback.
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The Giants used three infield hits and two errors to score a pair of runs against Sale in the sixth inning, then Matt Chapman’s double set up Luis Arraez’s sacrifice fly in the seventh.
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Just as high school and college graduates hit the job market this summer, a research initiative has released a pair of Top 10 lists that rank the best employers for new grads seeking first jobs.
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The heat wave is expected to peak during one of the busiest travel and outdoor celebration periods of the year.
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Even without inclusion of those IPOs, state finance officials this year upped their forecast of capital gains income Californians would earn due to the huge run-up in the stock market driven by AI companies.
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In addition to gauging the health of the AI trade, investors are watching developments in the Middle East closely and also are looking ahead to inflation data later this week, which could determine the direction of interest rates.
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Finally, the excellent sports scientist and personal trainer Joris Dalmasso puts my mobility through its paces, using video and sensors to gauge my strength, movement and balance.
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At a red light, he’s gunned down by a couple of guys on a dirtbike.
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That happened a couple more times.
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Instead of a hallway of bedrooms under a single roof, the sleeping spaces are dispersed across the property, each with direct access to the gardens — a design more commonly found in tropical destinations than in a tony coastal enclave about 35 miles north of San Francisco.
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The new vessel has a laboratory space three times the size of the research vessel John Dempsey, officials said.
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Artisans scale the trunks with ropes and spikes to reach the greenish base of each frond.
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While other universities scale back research amid federal funding uncertainty, Tulane University will lead a sweeping redevelopment of the vacant Charity Hospital.
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Down Pennsylvania Avenue, a man in a karate gi, disposable gloves, and dirty white sneakers was hauling a cart by means of a homemade yoke strapped across his shoulders.
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In most cases, especially in North America, the industry steered away from the yoke.
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“Span.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/span. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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