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
Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026
Beyond publishing, Primary Wave has evolved into a full-service music publishing company spanning branding, marketing, film and television production, and estate management.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Per the official logline, Season 4 will follow a new group of White Lotus hotel guests and employees over the span of a week, taking place during the Cannes Film Festival.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
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Verb
Altogether the compound spans about 3,500 square feet with four kitchens and seven bathrooms.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026
Beyond publishing, Primary Wave has evolved into a full-service music publishing company spanning branding, marketing, film and television production, and estate management.
—Jem Aswad, Variety, 14 Apr. 2026
Noun
Mike Trout homered for the third time in two games, combining with Jo Adell and Jorge Soler for three consecutive long balls in a five-pitch span against Ryan Weathers in the first inning, and the Angels beat the New York Yankees 7-1 on Tuesday night.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Per the official logline, Season 4 will follow a new group of White Lotus hotel guests and employees over the span of a week, taking place during the Cannes Film Festival.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for span
Verb
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Don’t skip the editing process and always measure first.—
Jeaneen Russell,
PEOPLE,
20 Apr. 2026
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Still, the government sought to measure their loyalty.—
Hua Hsu,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Excited, yet anxious, over the prospect of reconnecting with the man that got away, the pair fortifies themselves with cocktails and bubbly during a boozy dinner.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
20 Apr. 2026
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And, no doubt, women in the original 1920s audience presumably had comparable lustful desires as the pair on stage; this was hardly the only Coward comedy of its era to be used for foreplay.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Three states — Georgia, Virginia and Texas — report losing $1 billion or more per year to data center incentives, according to Good Jobs First.—
Kevin Hardy,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Apr. 2026
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In 2023, the company worked on fewer than fifty ransomware recoveries; last year, the total was nearly three hundred.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Big Deal New research by Bain & Company gauges CFOs' AI spending plans.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
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However, it is scheduled to give an informal presentation to the Planning and Zoning Commission on Wednesday evening to gauge reactions.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
14 Apr. 2026
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Portman — daughter of a fertility doctor — said she was raised hearing about the difficulties some couples face when trying to start a family.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 Apr. 2026
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In the early 1960s, the couple moved back to Chicago when David began teaching at the U of C's law school.—
Hannah Meisel,
CBS News,
18 Apr. 2026
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By combining the material with airy grasses and perennials, Grace has designed a soft-looking, drought-tolerant space that's also easygoing.—
Elizabeth Jardina,
Better Homes & Gardens,
20 Apr. 2026
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On many systems, deleting them merely removes their addresses from a registry, freeing the space to be overwritten.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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Under American pressure, Israel has scaled back the pace and scope of strikes in Lebanon, refraining from attacking the capital, Beirut, in recent days.—
Charbel Mallo,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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Details, including the rates and whether the surcharge will scale up over time, have yet to be fully hashed out, Hochul said.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
15 Apr. 2026
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No one’s going to be stuck in a hand-over-hand situation like in a Tesla, with its horrid implementation of a yoke.—
Joel Feder,
The Drive,
2 Apr. 2026
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John holds on to the yoke, looking straight ahead, as alarms and red lights blare on the control panel.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
27 Mar. 2026
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