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span 1 of 2

verb

Definition of spannext
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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span

2 of 2

noun

1
as in pair

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as in year

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Recent Examples of span
Verb
Picturesque Caribbean-blue water — dyed that way with food-grade pigment as an aesthetic choice and an algae growth inhibitor — spans a quarter-mile of Valensin’s property. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Qualcomm says the collaboration will span multiple generations of customized silicon, suggesting that the companies are looking beyond a single product and instead intend to develop a longer-term technology roadmap. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Noun
In winning for the second time in seven games, Detroit scored more than two runs for the first time in that span. — ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026 The existing span, which is set on wooden piers, predates the 1971 founding of the ACHD by decades, Bjornestad previously told the Idaho Statesman. — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for span
Recent Examples of Synonyms for span
  1. measure
  2. pair
  3. year
  4. gauge
  5. couple
  6. space
  7. scale
  8. yoke
Verb
  • The untreated group developed significant and widespread inflammation (as measured by DTI imaging) over the season, where no inflammation was present in the group treated with itPBM.
    — Mirin Fader, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • In this approach, ultracold atoms are released in a vacuum chamber, and their motion is measured using lasers.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of measure
Noun
  • Their summer window, which included signing the former Manchester United pair Millie Turner and Lisa Fjeldstad Naalsund, was eye-catching.
    — Katie Whyatt, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The first pair of Emmy ceremonies, formerly called the Creative Arts Emmys, are held over two nights, two weekends before the Primetime Emmy Awards, and honor many of the behind-the-scenes workers and craftspeople in television.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of pair
Noun
  • Lille have compensated with a more youthful midfield, where 18-year-old tempo-controller Ayyoub Bouaddi was their undoubted star last season.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The Hong Kong Jockey Club, the city’s only authorized betting operator, tops Asia’s corporate rankings at $774 million a year, ahead of Tencent at $404 million.
    — Nicholas Gordon, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of year
Verb
  • Race and ethnicity data are essential for researchers who gauge discrimination, crime rates and wealth gaps in communities of color.
    — Terry Tang, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026
  • Race and ethnicity data is essential for researchers who gauge discrimination, crime rates and wealth gaps in communities of color.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of gauge
Noun
  • The charges were upgraded to felonies and the couple was taken back into custody on Friday.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The tender family comedy stars Oscar nominee Antonio Banderas (The Mask of Zorro) and Eva Birthistle (Bad Sisters) as a divorced couple who struggle to maintain the minimum communication required to share custody of their beloved only child Rose.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of couple
Noun
  • New parks, public spaces, museums, and cultural venues opened, along with stores and restaurants to rival those of any European capital.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This is especially stark in robotics, where the problem space is vast and failures play out in the physical world, but the lesson applies to any system that operates at scale.
    — Shivansh Inamdar, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of space
Verb
  • The larger vision is a manufacturing campus that can scale alongside semiconductor demand while bringing production, logistics and supporting operations under one roof.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • As aerospace has scaled back since the end of the Cold War, El Segundo has emerged as a hub for many creative businesses, including toys.
    — Roger Vincent, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of scale
Noun
  • The yoke seam runs inverted, sitting over the leg panel rather than beneath it.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The yoke-like steering features hammered aluminum bits, referencing the armor worn by medieval knights.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of yoke

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“Span.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/span. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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