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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
The following interview has been edited for clarity and length.
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
Letters may be edited for length and clarity, and may be published in any medium.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
With that current, charging from 10%-80% takes just 30 minutes, an appealing length on road trips.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Both use their length, unlike Jokić, who uses his braun and touch.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Nov. 2025
Letters may be edited for length and clarity, and may be published in any medium.
—The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2025
With that current, charging from 10%-80% takes just 30 minutes, an appealing length on road trips.
—Mark Phelan, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
Both use their length, unlike Jokić, who uses his braun and touch.
—Zach Harper, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for length
Noun
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The expansion of the role of pharmacies has meant that paying cash for generic drugs and services can also be cheaper at times.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, the major result emerging from this research is the implication that the universe is not expanding at an accelerating rate, but has already transitioned into a state of decelerating expansion.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Presidents before Roosevelt largely kept their distance from the press and only occasionally granted interviews.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
7 Nov. 2025
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Keep a distance from high profile vehicles such as trucks, buses and vehicles towing trailers.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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One of the original Florida state parks, opened to the public in 1935, the 13,000-acre expanse felt more like Georgia or North Carolina with its high plateaus, steep ravines, waterfalls, and seasonal foliage.—
Carrie Honaker,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Nov. 2025
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After passing through a gate, the trail scrambles up the backside of Chicken Point, a broad open expanse of slickrock surrounded by abrupt colorful cliffs with views spilling across the valley.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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These frequencies, Weber argued, had to be large, as gravitational waves passing through them would only induce a size change of a fraction-of-a-proton’s width.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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Pruning Pruning will help restrict the height or width of the tree if desired and is sometimes needed to remove damage from winter dieback after extremely cold temperatures.—
Luke Miller,
Better Homes & Gardens,
6 Nov. 2025
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After struggling and battling injuries the first two months, the improvement is another reason for bowl-optimism down this final stretch.—
Justin Williams,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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To seal that spot, Lee has returned home for a crucial stretch.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Nov. 2025
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Mulzet also reflects on the timeliness of his writing and the breadth of his influences, including Europe and Asia more broadly.—
Fiction Non Fiction,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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That breadth of audience from these types of shows is important to us and to our business model.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Length.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/length. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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