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 search spanned roughly 2,400 square miles and involved officials from the Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Air Force who used three surface ships and 12 aircraft, according to the military.
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Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Sacramento’s Tuesday news cycle spanned a major shift for state workers, a foothills wildfire scare and an NBA free agency move.
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Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk’s decades-long rivalry has spanned arenas ranging from personal wealth to their own personal space race.
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Allison Degrushe,
StyleCaster,
29 June 2026
Little is yet known about the jewelry and its significance, but Gordon believes that the jewelry was once worn by the kings and queens of an ancient Khmer Empire that spanned Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and existed for hundreds of years.
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Will Croxton,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
The release said several military agencies — Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard — took part in a 43-hour search that spanned about 2,400 miles.
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Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 June 2026
The bridge would have spanned Morrison Cove in the McCrary Creek section of the lake.
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Joe Marusak
june 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2026
Sweetin reprised her role in the Netflix reboot, which spanned five seasons from 2016 to 2020.
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Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
The Luc Robitaille era has now spanned nine seasons, six head coaches and two GMs while producing zero playoff series victories, placing the Kings in an unenviable position to have a less-than-robust pipeline feeding an aging, mediocre roster.
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Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
25 June 2026
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
1 July 2026
Sacramento’s Tuesday news cycle spanned a major shift for state workers, a foothills wildfire scare and an NBA free agency move.
—
Ruyuan Li. Summary Produced By Ai Assistance,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk’s decades-long rivalry has spanned arenas ranging from personal wealth to their own personal space race.
—
Allison Degrushe,
StyleCaster,
29 June 2026
Little is yet known about the jewelry and its significance, but Gordon believes that the jewelry was once worn by the kings and queens of an ancient Khmer Empire that spanned Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia and Thailand, and existed for hundreds of years.
—
Will Croxton,
CBS News,
28 June 2026
The release said several military agencies — Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force and Coast Guard — took part in a 43-hour search that spanned about 2,400 miles.
—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 June 2026
The bridge would have spanned Morrison Cove in the McCrary Creek section of the lake.
—
Joe Marusak
june 27,
Charlotte Observer,
27 June 2026
Sweetin reprised her role in the Netflix reboot, which spanned five seasons from 2016 to 2020.
—
Meredith Wilshere,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
The Luc Robitaille era has now spanned nine seasons, six head coaches and two GMs while producing zero playoff series victories, placing the Kings in an unenviable position to have a less-than-robust pipeline feeding an aging, mediocre roster.
—
Andrew Knoll,
Daily News,
25 June 2026
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MoneyLion ranked the nation's 50 most affluent suburbs by household income, as measured in the 2024 American Community Survey.
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The smallest of these specimens measured just two centimeters.
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At CalPERS, overall performance will be gauged against a passive reference portfolio of 75% global stocks and 25% bonds, though teams will also still have asset benchmarks that will be reported to the board.
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At CalPERS, overall performance will be gauged against a passive reference portfolio of 75% global stocks and 25% bonds, though teams will also still have asset benchmarks that will be reported to the board.
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“Spanned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spanned. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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