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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Recent Examples of span
Liza Esquibias, People.com, 12 May 2025
Radio stations started to combine different kinds of programs that spanned an entire school day.
—Josh Shepperd, The Conversation, 2 May 2025
Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
In a three-minute span, Oklahoma City’s offensive rating jumped to an astronomical 225.0 with a stingy 80.0 defensive rating.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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Verb
Being synonymous with sports and giving sports commentary and being a sports journalist and broadcaster spanning the last three decades is obviously going to come first.
—Liza Esquibias, People.com, 12 May 2025
Radio stations started to combine different kinds of programs that spanned an entire school day.
—Josh Shepperd, The Conversation, 2 May 2025
Noun
In the span of five days, severe storms also prevented the chicks from feeding enough.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 12 May 2025
In a three-minute span, Oklahoma City’s offensive rating jumped to an astronomical 225.0 with a stingy 80.0 defensive rating.
—Kelly Iko, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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Verb
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The fastest way to measure your weight is through your body mass index (BMI).—
Sherri Gordon,
Health,
15 May 2025
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During the first decades of our century, Peru maintained a moderately free economy, as measured by the Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom.—
Alejandro Antonio Chafuen,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Charlotte won the first two games of the series at Providence but the Bruins returned the favor with a pair of rallies in 3-2 victories.—
Richard Walker,
Charlotte Observer,
10 May 2025
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The pair have been entangled in the legal and PR battle since late December when Lively filed her lawsuit against the 41-year-old actor-director.—
Karu F. Daniels,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Figueroa pleaded guilty to defrauding Amtrak’s healthcare plan, was sentenced to three years of supervised release and was ordered to pay restitution of $9.05 million.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
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Parolin's probability of becoming the next pope based on online bets has risen as high as 40% in recent days, but the most probable cardinal wasn't the one selected a dozen years ago.—
Jim Sergent,
USA Today,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Planning groups remain the city’s best tool to gauge neighborhood sentiment.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 May 2025
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But in the past two weeks, Suggs reached out to at least one real estate executive to gauge interest in hosting a fundraiser for the mayor’s reelection bid, sources familiar with the matter told the Daily News.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
7 May 2025
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Gilbert decided to capture their reactions on camera with the footage ending up on the couple's @acouple.gs Instagram and TikTok pages.—
Jack Beresford,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 May 2025
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This has not been the type of start Wood has enjoyed the last couple of weeks.—
Matt Jones,
Arkansas Online,
11 May 2025
Noun
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This means that while the cabinet box does most of the work to support and contain its contents, the cabinet doors add to the look of the entire space.—
Timothy Dale,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 May 2025
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Cardholders earn at least two Capital One miles per dollar on all sorts of purchases and gain automatic access to the brand’s swanky airport lounges, including chef José Andrés’ spaces at Capital One Landing in Washington National Airport and, soon, LaGuardia Airport.—
Chris Dong,
Saveur,
8 May 2025
Verb
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The Supreme Court seemed intent Thursday on keeping a block on President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship while looking for a way to scale back nationwide court orders.—
Mark Sherman,
Chicago Tribune,
15 May 2025
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Furthermore, businesses have been improving their level of preparedness in the critical area of technology infrastructure, according to the survey, in anticipation of scaling their GenAI initiatives.—
Christine Ahn,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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The use of premium materials such as aluminum and magnesium in the headphones’ yoke brings a useful combination of lightness and robustness.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
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There is also a yoke instead of a steering wheel, part of the car’s steer-by-wire system, which is intended to improve maneuverability by varying the car’s steering response at different speeds.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Span.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/span. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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