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as in expanses
a wide space or area
vowed that he would journey the lengths of the earth to find her
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as in distances
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 lengths
Broken lengths of irrigation piping lie scattered in the dust.
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Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
His staff went to great lengths to make sure the normally-nocturnal red pandas were there for everyone to marvel at.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Big Mistakes explores the lengths individuals will go to protect their friends, family and themselves.
—Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Gas stations nationwide have gone to great lengths to limit our exposure to vapors at the pumps.
—Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
Abergel left the lengths loose, descending from the base of the twist like the tail of a ponytail, and styled them in soft waves that spilled down just past Kidman's shoulders.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Apr. 2026
Spurred to find answers, Eunice goes to great lengths to find her husband and becomes a renowned activist over the ensuing decades.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
It’s filled with a lightweight synthetic insulation and comes in long and regular lengths.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
Distillery tours of varying lengths run throughout the day there.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
His staff went to great lengths to make sure the normally-nocturnal red pandas were there for everyone to marvel at.
—Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
Big Mistakes explores the lengths individuals will go to protect their friends, family and themselves.
—Francesca Gariano, PEOPLE, 10 Apr. 2026
Gas stations nationwide have gone to great lengths to limit our exposure to vapors at the pumps.
—Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 9 Apr. 2026
Abergel left the lengths loose, descending from the base of the twist like the tail of a ponytail, and styled them in soft waves that spilled down just past Kidman's shoulders.
—Kara Nesvig, Allure, 9 Apr. 2026
Spurred to find answers, Eunice goes to great lengths to find her husband and becomes a renowned activist over the ensuing decades.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Apr. 2026
It’s filled with a lightweight synthetic insulation and comes in long and regular lengths.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026
Distillery tours of varying lengths run throughout the day there.
—Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lengths
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Glass expanses and sliding walls dissolve boundaries, while Turner’s mix of tactile natural materials and warm neutrals echoes the setting without resorting to Caribbean cliché.—
Andrew Sessa,
Robb Report,
5 Apr. 2026
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That's why there's no greater joy in journalism than driving through the great expanses of the West.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
2 Apr. 2026
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And given how narrow the strait is, projectiles can fired from close distances and provide little time for a defensive response.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
11 Apr. 2026
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The system reaches speeds above Mach 5 and covers distances between 2,700 and 3,500 kilometers (about 1,700 to 2,200 miles).—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Apr. 2026
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Although the Charlotte region is seeing an influx of job creations through corporate relocations and expansions, layoffs are still occurring.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 14,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Apr. 2026
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Riyadh is assessing capacity increases and terminal expansions, effectively debottlenecking exports from the current loading capacity of about 5 million barrels a day.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Polaris is about three fist-widths at arm’s length down and to the left from the pointer stars.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
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The sun's powerful magnetic dynamo that drives sunspot activity and contributes to unleashing powerful solar flares and coronal mass ejections has been confirmed as existing 124,000 miles (200,000 kilometers) beneath the sun's visible surface — equivalent to 16 Earth widths' deep.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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Two stretches of yellow-brown wall have caught the sun.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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The wildlife corridor stretches from Mexico to Argentina, comprising 30 conservation landscapes.—
Tom Page,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
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“Lengths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lengths. Accessed 18 Apr. 2026.
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