as in measuring
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 spanning
The winner is almost sure to win the seat in November over token Republican opposition in the deep-blue district spanning the Upper East Side and Upper West Side that Nadler held for more than three decades.
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Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
In addition to the fill, there are five closed coal ash impoundments spanning 11 acres on the plant’s southwest corner, the statement said.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
Bubblegum-pink parasols frame the infinity pool, which hovers over the private sandy beach and shows off views spanning all the way to the Lérins Islands.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
McGuire will meet most of Cascale’s globe-spanning operational team for the first time at the organization’s annual meeting in Athens in September.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
Known for his work in film, TV and on stage as a comedian, the San Francisco native amassed over 140 credits over the course of his decades-spanning career.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 12 June 2026
Two Buttes Reservoir, spanning 700 acres and usually 25 feet deep, has dried out completely amid the historic drought.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 June 2026
The career-spanning performance encompassed 23 songs across three acts, showing love to massive hits and heads-know favorites alike.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026
Chernin has a unique background spanning traditional Hollywood as well as the YouTube creator space.
—Julia Boorstin,stephen Desaulniers, CNBC, 6 June 2026
Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 14 June 2026
In addition to the fill, there are five closed coal ash impoundments spanning 11 acres on the plant’s southwest corner, the statement said.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2026
Bubblegum-pink parasols frame the infinity pool, which hovers over the private sandy beach and shows off views spanning all the way to the Lérins Islands.
—Lane Nieset, Travel + Leisure, 13 June 2026
McGuire will meet most of Cascale’s globe-spanning operational team for the first time at the organization’s annual meeting in Athens in September.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 12 June 2026
Known for his work in film, TV and on stage as a comedian, the San Francisco native amassed over 140 credits over the course of his decades-spanning career.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 12 June 2026
Two Buttes Reservoir, spanning 700 acres and usually 25 feet deep, has dried out completely amid the historic drought.
—Christa Swanson, CBS News, 8 June 2026
The career-spanning performance encompassed 23 songs across three acts, showing love to massive hits and heads-know favorites alike.
—Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 7 June 2026
Chernin has a unique background spanning traditional Hollywood as well as the YouTube creator space.
—Julia Boorstin,stephen Desaulniers, CNBC, 6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spanning
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That includes using a technique called atomic interferometry or quantum sensors to make measurements across the solar system, such as lunar laser ranging, or on wider astronomical scales such as measuring the dynamics of planets.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
15 June 2026
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Their measuring stick was built for a different kind of estimate.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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That was David in Sandy Springs’ response to last week’s poll gauging your thoughts about the vanishingly slim possibility of the Braves targeting Tigers ace Tarik Skubal in a midseason trade.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
12 June 2026
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But after gauging the reluctance among the council to support Lee’s plan, Falk is back to pushing in the opposite direction.—
Shomik Mukherjee,
Mercury News,
11 June 2026
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“Spanning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spanning. Accessed 22 Jun. 2026.
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