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
The Expanse spanned a lot of different tones and genres, but this series is a lot more compact and focused.
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Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
This was the final stop on Swift’s Eras Tour, which spanned 149 shows across five continents.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The directorial team on the film spanned three continents, with Sonam Choekyi Lama, an accomplished indigenous Nepalese photographer, working alongside Ben Ayers and Andrew Lynch.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
Jerry Weintraub had one of those larger than life Hollywood careers that spanned 50 years and saw the late and legendary producer leave his mark across movies, television, music and sports while working with some of the most famous names of each industry.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
His trajectory hasn’t been entirely linear, with Perreault registering only three points during a 17-game stretch that spanned all of January and February.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Waves reached up to 10 feet and the search area spanned more than 14,000 square nautical miles, the Coast Guard noted.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Angela Martin Angela Martin Ministries Martin's media career spanned 18 years at Crawford Broadcasting, Clear Channel, and iHeart Media stations.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
In between his stints playing college football for Army and beginning a coaching career that has spanned more than a decade at this point — all at his alma mater before joining the Miami Hurricanes this offseason — Mike Viti served in combat.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Sarah Lewin Frasier, Scientific American, 10 Apr. 2026
This was the final stop on Swift’s Eras Tour, which spanned 149 shows across five continents.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 9 Apr. 2026
The directorial team on the film spanned three continents, with Sonam Choekyi Lama, an accomplished indigenous Nepalese photographer, working alongside Ben Ayers and Andrew Lynch.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 9 Apr. 2026
Jerry Weintraub had one of those larger than life Hollywood careers that spanned 50 years and saw the late and legendary producer leave his mark across movies, television, music and sports while working with some of the most famous names of each industry.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 9 Apr. 2026
His trajectory hasn’t been entirely linear, with Perreault registering only three points during a 17-game stretch that spanned all of January and February.
—Vincent Z. Mercogliano, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
Waves reached up to 10 feet and the search area spanned more than 14,000 square nautical miles, the Coast Guard noted.
—Kelly McGreal, FOXNews.com, 8 Apr. 2026
Angela Martin Angela Martin Ministries Martin's media career spanned 18 years at Crawford Broadcasting, Clear Channel, and iHeart Media stations.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026
In between his stints playing college football for Army and beginning a coaching career that has spanned more than a decade at this point — all at his alma mater before joining the Miami Hurricanes this offseason — Mike Viti served in combat.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spanned
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Make sure to have all of your ingredients prepped, measured, and ready to go.—
Nina Moskowitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
22 Apr. 2026
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His life was not measured in years, but in love, sacrifice, and purpose.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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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 23 Apr. 2026.
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