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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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Recent Examples of length
They are measured by their length in centimeters, offered in 25 cm, 30 cm, 35 cm and 40cm.
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Letters may be edited for length and clarity, and may be published in any medium.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
When children are admitted with the infection, the average length of stay is more than a month, per the above source.
—Dr. Marc Siegel , Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
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Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Letters may be edited for length and clarity, and may be published in any medium.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
—Steve Inskeep, NPR, 6 Oct. 2025
When children are admitted with the infection, the average length of stay is more than a month, per the above source.
—Dr. Marc Siegel , Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for length
Recent Examples of Synonyms for length
Noun
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The transaction marks another milestone in KKR’s expansion in the region.—
Emma Graham,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Madrid Content City has already become one of the largest audiovisual hubs in Europe and is now entering phase IV of its expansion, expected to be completed by 2026.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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Advertisement The quake’s epicenter was shallow, only some 5 km below the surface, which means its energy needed to travel less distance before hitting infrastructure.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
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More observations are coming Hundreds of scientists are now measuring dark energy by studying millions of galaxies and the distances between them.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Oct. 2025
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The sheer expanse of places to see in Japan is astounding.—
Kristin Braswell,
AFAR Media,
7 Oct. 2025
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Between them stretches the long expanse of the table—a zone of tension, where the celestial mission of knowledge collides with the earthly reality of budgets.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
6 Oct. 2025
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That precision is like measuring the distance between the North and South poles to better than the width of a single hair.—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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Added to which, wing-backs Alejandro Grimaldo and Frimpong, the latter now with Wirtz at Anfield, were an incredibly dynamic threat, stretching opponents across the full width of the pitch but playing with enough individual variety to pose a range of different questions.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The park also has a 3-mile stretch of beach with a gentle cove that is popular with families.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
4 Oct. 2025
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Unwind by one of two pools, retreat to a private cabana, or stroll along the expansive stretch of pristine beachfront.—
Angela Caraway-Carlton,
Miami Herald,
4 Oct. 2025
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CarShield has received positive comments for its breadth of coverage and quick response times, although some policyholders have complained about claim denials, fine-print surprises and confusing sales practices.—
Brian Sloan,
CNBC,
3 Oct. 2025
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The breadth of work included construction of a new, 145,946-square-foot main building, demolition of the old school building and the construction of a 5,084-square-foot fieldhouse, according to a district news release.—
Edward McKinnon,
Arkansas Online,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Length.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/length. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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