Synonyms of spanning

spanning

verb

present participle of span

as in measuring

to find out the size, extent, or amount of

tried to span the distance between the two trees by eye alone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• measuring
• gauging
• weighing
• scaling
• assessing
• estimating
• ascertaining
• computing
• evaluating
• quantifying
• calibrating
• determining
• judging
• calculating
• marking (off)
• totaling
• laying off
• calipering
• summing
• appraising
• valuing
• figuring
• quantitating
• adding up
• discovering
• figuring out
• guessing
• finding out
• working out
• tallying
• valuating
• ciphering
• guesstimating
• doping (out)
• conjecturing
• supposing
• reckoning

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spanning

The mixtape’s 29 tracks feature guests spanning a range of genres and levels of visibility. — Abby Jones, Pitchfork, 19 Oct. 2026

The company continues to be organized around the three pillars of events and experiential production; creative and communications services, and influence, spanning media, public relations and cultural initiatives. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026

But Virginia Tech answered with two consecutive scoring drives spanning the third and fourth quarters to pull away. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Of course, his furniture is also fabulous, spanning myriad eras and styles, with leitmotifs of gilding and chinoiserie. — Sam Cochran, Architectural Digest, 16 Oct. 2026

The charges pertain to allegations made by six women, spanning a decade from 1999 to 2009. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Few contemporary authors embody that idea more than Becky Chambers, whose stories imagine alternative futures—not through grand revolutions or galaxy-spanning battles but through ordinary people trying to care for one another. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026

The merger has brought together two of Europe’s largest production groups, with operations spanning scripted and unscripted television, film and distribution, and ultimately gave them a bigger footprint in English-language production. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026

In the heart of midtown Manhattan, the German orchestra performed a program of Italian music spanning Verdi, Leoncavallo, and Respighi, among others. — Aaron Royce, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2026