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
Blahnik said the company has been looking for the right location in town for years and explored a few before zeroing in on the current space spanning more than 2,000 square feet and located on Via Pietro Verri in Milan’s Golden Triangle.
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Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Widely regarded as one of the country's most influential political figures, Odinga shaped Kenya's modern democracy over a career spanning more than four decades.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Fall foliage in the Ozarks, its core spanning Missouri and Arkansas but also comprising tiny parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Illinois, heats up relatively late—weeks later than the Smokies or New England.
—AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
The talk show featured O’Brien and sidekick Andy Richter mixing comedy sketches with interviews spanning entertainment, sports, politics and culture.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
This year, the IDA received more than 550 entries for its awards spanning 15 award categories.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Suffice it to say, their centuries-spanning love story steals the show.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
The weather is also expected to improve, with drier air spanning much of the East.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
After her divorce from Billy Bob Thornton in 2003, Angelina Jolie removed the tattoo of his name from her left arm, replacing it with the coordinates of her globe-spanning family's birthplaces.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Widely regarded as one of the country's most influential political figures, Odinga shaped Kenya's modern democracy over a career spanning more than four decades.
—NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
Fall foliage in the Ozarks, its core spanning Missouri and Arkansas but also comprising tiny parts of Oklahoma, Kansas, and Illinois, heats up relatively late—weeks later than the Smokies or New England.
—AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025
The talk show featured O’Brien and sidekick Andy Richter mixing comedy sketches with interviews spanning entertainment, sports, politics and culture.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 15 Oct. 2025
This year, the IDA received more than 550 entries for its awards spanning 15 award categories.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2025
Suffice it to say, their centuries-spanning love story steals the show.
—Abby Monteil, Them., 15 Oct. 2025
The weather is also expected to improve, with drier air spanning much of the East.
—Kate Plummer, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025
After her divorce from Billy Bob Thornton in 2003, Angelina Jolie removed the tattoo of his name from her left arm, replacing it with the coordinates of her globe-spanning family's birthplaces.
—Grace Gavilanes, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spanning
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It was intended as a visual aid for journalists like me accompanying the team of scientists measuring the pace at which water flows off this glacier.—
NPR,
NPR,
15 Oct. 2025
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The sculptural heel on the patent leather pumps measures around four inches, but Ferragamo also offers the style in a shorter version, with a kitten heel measuring two inches.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
21 Oct. 2025
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So, because of that, there is some gaging and figuring out to do.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Spanning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spanning. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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