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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2 of 2

noun

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as in pair

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as in year

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Recent Examples of span
Verb
Baidu’s Apollo Go has quietly become, by trip volume, arguably the largest autonomous ride-hailing operation in the world, with more than 20 million cumulative rides and a footprint spanning more than two dozen cities on four continents. — Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 From its 1937 opening to 2018, when construction finally began on a safety barrier spanning the length of the bridge, an average of 30 people died from suicide every year at the San Francisco landmark. — Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Noun
The three goals, over a 75-second span helped the Bruins extend their streak to 11 consecutive wins in home openers. — ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026 Since 2001, 16 different franchises have won the World Series—that’s more than half the league, and more than the number of unique NHL champs (14), NFL champs (13) and NBA champs (13) in that span. — Molly Geary, Sportico.com, 28 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
  • Second-quarter sales in the region, measured in hours, were up more than 68% year over year.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • By this gauge, policing’s proximity to the aesthetic field can be measured by its distance from the law.
    — Sophie Landres, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of measure
Noun
  • Gustav Forsling, who is normally on Florida’s top defense pair with Aaron Ekblad, was a late scratch Thursday night with what the team called an upper-body injury.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The new Experimental Single Barrel series kicks things off with a pair of reposados that is worth checking out.
    — Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of pair
Noun
  • Indeed, earlier this year the EU created a legally binding 2040 emissions reduction target.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • By the time the next spring rolled around, support for all-year DST dropped from 79 percent to 42 percent.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of year
Verb
  • Georgia’s public school students who graduated this spring scored better than public school students nationwide on the SAT, the exam many colleges use to gauge potential academic performance.
    — Eric Stirgus, AJC.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • With initial flight tests complete, engineers have begun analyzing onboard telemetry to gauge the craft’s commercial limits.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of gauge
Noun
  • The crowd consists of families, honeymooners, and older couples.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The upstairs couples’ section and the more open downstairs offer different experiences.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of couple
Noun
  • In the kids space, Studiocanal is also adapting Dermot O’Leary’s Toto the Ninja Cat and Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking with Heyday.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Drawing from this, Songmont distills this ancient presence into the exhibition with a contemporary, walk-in space defined by clean, minimalist lines.
    — Footwear News, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of space
Verb
  • Sustainable Fashion Forum founder Brittany Sierra will also address whether consumer demand can help scale next-generation materials.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The fintech business is focused on scaling with the ambition of reaching unicorn status.
    — Connie Etemadi, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of scale
Noun
  • Suffering from severe financial inequality and oppressed by the yoke of dictators and oligarchs, the people rise up and storm the seat of government.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Price upon request Louis Vuitton Pharrell’s autumn outing features several eye-catching knits, including this volcanic take on a Nordic yoke sweater, which deviates from more-traditional styles with an irregular, almost pixilated gradient pattern.
    — Jon Roth, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of yoke

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“Span.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/span. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

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