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

Most of the books were published between the nineteen-seventies and the twenty-tens, and the genres spanned history, biography, fiction, poetry, literary criticism, law, and the social sciences. — Francesca Mancino, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026

The actress's career has spanned more than seven decades across film, TV and theater. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 7 Sep. 2026

Meek died in 2021 at 95 after a political career that spanned nearly 25 years. — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026

The kingdom spanned several hundred years until it was annexed into British Ceylon in 1815. — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The Lifetimes Tour spanned 91 dates, 23 countries, and five continents, and marked Perry’s first official run in seven years. — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2026

Sauerbrunn retired with the Thorns in 2024, ending a professional and international career that spanned nearly two decades, four leagues and seven clubs. — Asli Pelit, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

After moving to Newark, Saldaña continued building a career that spanned nearly every aspect of television production. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

It was covered in mature trees and spanned thousands of square meters—yet nobody had ever seen it before. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 2 Sep. 2026