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
Andrea Dresdale, ABC News, 16 June 2026
Hangeland has his regrets from an international career that spanned 12 years and 91 Norway caps.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2026
Additionally, Chourio jumped multiple levels in a short span.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
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Verb
The miniseries followed Lorelai, Rory and Emily Gilmore (Bishop) nine years after the original series and was set across four 90-minute episodes spanning winter, spring, summer and fall.
—Andrea Dresdale, ABC News, 16 June 2026
Hangeland has his regrets from an international career that spanned 12 years and 91 Norway caps.
—Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 16 June 2026
Noun
Pat Mead served as Towson head coach from 1998 to 2015, while Maureen Mead was the program’s diving coach over the same span.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 16 June 2026
Additionally, Chourio jumped multiple levels in a short span.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for span
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In exchange, Washington has lifted personal sanctions against the interim president and backed measured aimed at Venezuela’s economic recovery, signaling a notable departure for previous policy.—
Alfredo Meza,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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Their measuring stick was built for a different kind of estimate.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Noun
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The pair say their grief journeys are not linear, requiring effort every day — sometimes just to get out of bed.—
Caroline Cummings,
CBS News,
14 June 2026
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Halle Berry Halle Berry sported a pair of jeans and a flowy tank top to a private dinner hosted by Raising Cane's owner and founder, Todd Graves, at Alba in West Hollywood, following the World Cup match.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
14 June 2026
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The two sisters entered the restaurant, ran behind the counter and attacked the 23-year-old employee after they were given a wrong order, prosecutors said, according to the outlet.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
15 June 2026
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Walton connected in the fifth for his first major league homer since 2024 and only the fifth of his seven-year career.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Astronomers analyze these patterns, including which colors are emitted, absorbed or reflected, to gauge the size, temperature and composition of objects in space.—
Denise Chow,
NBC news,
15 June 2026
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The researchers used statistical models to gauge whether this relationship loss was associated with death later.—
Angelica Stabile,
FOXNews.com,
13 June 2026
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The shop sources its ice cream from Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream in Madison, Wisconsin, and sits across the street from the couple’s home and gift store, Strapping.—
Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
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Bagley said the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives would help investigate the cause of the blaze, but authorities would probably not be able to get into the warehouse for at least a couple of more days.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 June 2026
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The ambiguity of Chinese, the way meaning pools in the spaces between words, resists translation.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Other spaces honor former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel and others.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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Shedletsky, as president of Invisible Narratives, will lead business operations and M&A strategy, identifying creator and IP partners, YouTube channels, brands and games with the potential to scale into global franchises.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
17 June 2026
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Once composed of 50,000 personnel, KFOR has been routinely scaled back over the years as tensions eased, although 1,000 additional troops were deployed in 2023 after fresh violence erupted.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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There's no steering yoke or room for a driver because a driver or staff member isn't needed for operation.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
11 May 2026
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No one’s going to be stuck in a hand-over-hand situation like in a Tesla, with its horrid implementation of a yoke.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Span.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/span. Accessed 19 Jun. 2026.
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