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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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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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In the world of public opinion research, these standards include everything from question types (multiple choice, open answer, ranked voting, etc.) to how one orders these question types (variation is crucial) to the length of the survey (poll fatigue is a real thing).
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Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
This version of chicken on a stick is simple: an oversized juicy chicken tender that stretches the entire length of a bamboo skewer that’s floured, battered, and fried.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Under the Shoreline plan, the viaduct would begin at the eastern end of the Powell Bridge, the tall span that links Virginia Key to the causeway section leading to mainland Miami, and extend the full length of Virginia Key to Bear Cut.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
The cropped length means the shirt fits just above your waistline, and the heavyweight fabric makes the shirt durable.
—Christopher Murray
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Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
This version of chicken on a stick is simple: an oversized juicy chicken tender that stretches the entire length of a bamboo skewer that’s floured, battered, and fried.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Under the Shoreline plan, the viaduct would begin at the eastern end of the Powell Bridge, the tall span that links Virginia Key to the causeway section leading to mainland Miami, and extend the full length of Virginia Key to Bear Cut.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
The cropped length means the shirt fits just above your waistline, and the heavyweight fabric makes the shirt durable.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
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Noun
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The two-story, 135,000-square-foot expansion, designed by Generator Studio, will double the size of the facility and is expected to bring up to 1.5 million people through its doors annually, according to team estimates.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
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The 54-year-old already was overseeing a $60 billion expansion of the parks business before Abu Dhabi — Disney’s first new park since 2016 — was announced in May.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Keep a distance from tall, solitary trees or other elevated structures.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 June 2025
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The difference is as vast as the straight-line distance of 6,882 miles between Pittsburgh and the Eagles’ home in Daejeon, South Korea.—
Chuck Murr,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
Noun
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Old-timers have stopped over the last two days to sit and lay in the wispy tall grass, in the expanse of its shadow.—
Brendan Quinn,
New York Times,
14 June 2025
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Who can gaze into that great expanse and not contemplate such things as infinity or Earth’s relevance to the cosmos?—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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The width of your clenched first from your thumb to the other side of your hand is about 10 degrees, while the thickness of your little finger accounts for around 1 degree in the night sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
5 June 2025
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Hence the width of this beast – that kite is designed to pull hard from one side, and the rest of the boat is designed to turn that pull into maximum forward velocity while resisting rollover.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Ahead of highway construction, archaeologists surveyed a stretch of land near Tomaszów Lubelski using light detection and ranging scans.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
13 June 2025
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And as any parent who’s spent long stretches of time with their young child has likely experienced, traditional children’s music was suddenly on heavy rotation in the Pearce household.—
Katie Bain,
Billboard,
13 June 2025
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The breadth of former Dorothys that McHale has brought together speaks to just how wide-ranging this film is: audiences will be treated to insights from Ashanti, Fairuza Balk, Danielle Hope, Nichelle Lewis, and Shanice Shantay.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
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Advisory board members will ideally reflect the breadth of experiences the client’s business might impact.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
9 June 2025
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“Length.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/length. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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