Synonyms of spanned

spanned

verb

past tense of span

as in measured

to find out the size, extent, or amount of

tried to span the distance between the two trees by eye alone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• measured
• gauged
• scaled
• weighed
• assessed
• estimated
• ascertained
• computed
• evaluated
• calculated
• laid off
• judged
• calibrated
• quantified
• marked (off)
• determined
• summed
• figured
• discovered
• valued
• calipered
• added up
• tallied
• guessed
• conjectured
• totaled
• quantitated
• appraised
• figured out
• found out
• worked out
• reckoned
• ciphered
• supposed
• guesstimated
• valuated
• doped (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spanned

His songs spanned from party anthems to deep social commentary. — CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Prior to the product’s launch, the field testing spanned thirty-four countries—many of them developing nations—and included such cities as Buenos Aires, Lisbon, Bangalore, and Nairobi. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

An investigation is underway in Miami-Dade after investigators said a suspect opened fire at officers during a police pursuit that spanned two cities early Monday morning. — Cbs News Miami, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026

The Giants’ second-year quarterback completed 16 of 19 passes, including a stretch of 12 straight completions that spanned three different periods of play. — Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026

The flare-up has reached that scale in just over two months, surpassing the country’s last major Ebola epidemic, which spanned nearly two years between August 2018 and June 2020. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

However, development of mRNA technology has spanned decades, and new studies have shown its promise in the treatment of other diseases, like cancer. — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026

The Valkyries beat the Toronto Tempo 92-82 on Tuesday night at Chase Center, overcoming a 13-point first-half deficit and using a 15-0 run that spanned both sides of the halftime break to set themselves up to take control in the second half. — Christian Babcock, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026

The annual celebration spanned the month of September last year, its fourth year, with more than 200 events at locations across the city, many of which were free. — Charlotte Observer, 3 Aug. 2026