as in measured
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 spanned
For nearly an hour, protesters spanned both sides of the roads on the route, hitting drums and chanting, energy high, as the march continued to weave its way through the Plaza back to Mill Creek Park.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
The popular reality show concept has spanned nearly a dozen locations across the United States, from Orange County, California, to New York City, gaining viewers – and loyal fans – along the way.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
Alexander Kluge, the German filmmaker whose career spanned more than six decades and helped define the New German Cinema movement, has died.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
The outage spanned sections of North County, including Escondido, Encinitas and Carlsbad, as well as portions of SDG&E’s service territory in Orange County.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Tolkan’s career spanned more than five decades.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
The gains spanned both ends of the market, from condos under $500,000 to ultra-luxury properties above $5 million.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
And spearheading purchases, tastemaker Garrett touted experience that spanned distribution roles, also at Paramount and IMAX.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
The infections spanned JavaScript, TypeScript and Python repositories.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2026
Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 28 Mar. 2026
The popular reality show concept has spanned nearly a dozen locations across the United States, from Orange County, California, to New York City, gaining viewers – and loyal fans – along the way.
—Will Richmond, The Providence Journal, 28 Mar. 2026
Alexander Kluge, the German filmmaker whose career spanned more than six decades and helped define the New German Cinema movement, has died.
—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2026
The outage spanned sections of North County, including Escondido, Encinitas and Carlsbad, as well as portions of SDG&E’s service territory in Orange County.
—Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
Tolkan’s career spanned more than five decades.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 27 Mar. 2026
The gains spanned both ends of the market, from condos under $500,000 to ultra-luxury properties above $5 million.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
And spearheading purchases, tastemaker Garrett touted experience that spanned distribution roles, also at Paramount and IMAX.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2026
The infections spanned JavaScript, TypeScript and Python repositories.
—Deni Ellis Béchard, Scientific American, 21 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spanned
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The quantum vacuum, or the properties of empty space, is something that can be measured in various ways.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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Jet fuel prices are up about 106% versus a month ago, according to the International Air Transport Association, which measured data for the week ended March 20.—
Jessica Dickler,Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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An Institute of Governmental Studies poll in August gauged interest in the potential candidacy of Newsom and Harris.—
Taryn Luna,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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The economists sifted through individual-level data on mortgages and consumption and gauged changes in borrowing based on the effect of rate reductions on boosting asset prices.—
Malcolm Scott,
Bloomberg,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Spanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spanned. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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