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
By then, the search spanned Hillsborough and Pinellas counties and drew assistance from several other law enforcement agencies.
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Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
His music has spanned genres and mediums, with the composer filling various roles, but its through line is its sense of the uncanny and Lopatin’s understanding of how warping sonic textures can tap into surreality.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
At its largest, the plant property spanned nearly 2,400 acres across Arden Hills and New Brighton.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
Madison is an actress and singer whose career has spanned over two decades.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
In the bedroom, a huge pillowy invite to sleep longer than my schedule allowed, an old-school record player and books that spanned everything from Where The Crawdads Sing to decorative high-fashion coffee table heroes.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The Persian Empire spanned three continents and was a diverse, multifarious federation of many tribes, ethnicities, and religious identities.
—Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
Tilson Thomas’ illustrious musical career spanned decades.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The Expanse spanned a lot of different tones and genres, but this series is a lot more compact and focused.
—Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
Dan Sullivan, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026
His music has spanned genres and mediums, with the composer filling various roles, but its through line is its sense of the uncanny and Lopatin’s understanding of how warping sonic textures can tap into surreality.
—Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
At its largest, the plant property spanned nearly 2,400 acres across Arden Hills and New Brighton.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 24 Apr. 2026
Madison is an actress and singer whose career has spanned over two decades.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
In the bedroom, a huge pillowy invite to sleep longer than my schedule allowed, an old-school record player and books that spanned everything from Where The Crawdads Sing to decorative high-fashion coffee table heroes.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Apr. 2026
The Persian Empire spanned three continents and was a diverse, multifarious federation of many tribes, ethnicities, and religious identities.
—Big Think, 23 Apr. 2026
Tilson Thomas’ illustrious musical career spanned decades.
—Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
The Expanse spanned a lot of different tones and genres, but this series is a lot more compact and focused.
—Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spanned
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Keep your responses measured and your commitments realistic so nothing escalates unnecessarily.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Ben Clemens at FanGraphs measured the change, relative to the 2025 regular season, and found that the zone has shrunk at the top of the zone and on the edges of the plate.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The radiation exposure of the Artemis 2 crew will be gauged by Hybrid Electronic Radiation Assessors (HERA) and by small Crew Active Dosimeter badges that the crew will wear.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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The Pew Center gauged those sentiments late last year and released the survey results in conjunction with its half-century analysis.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Spanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spanned. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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