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
Northern Michigan, spanning Petoskey to Harbor Springs, stands out as a premier golf destination, lauded for its stunning, Lake Tahoe-like landscapes and exceptional courses.
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Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Mattox wore a red Balmoral Park racetrack baseball cap to a Crete Area Historical Society meeting last week, dedicated to sharing memories and artifacts spanning the facility’s 100-year history.
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Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Among those in attendance was Jawon Waters, who said the festival has become a family tradition spanning generations.
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J.m. Banks
june 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
This year's games were the first to feature a coast-to-coast torch run, spanning more than a dozen states over the course of several weeks.
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Adam Duxter,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Kidman, who was born on June 20, 1967, has enjoyed a decades-long career spanning film and television, earning an Academy Award, multiple Golden Globe Awards and Emmy Awards along the way.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
The December 2025 study behind the platform drew on more than 21,000 online interviews across the four new markets, measuring awareness, likeability and purchase intent for approximately 200 titles spanning anime, gaming, film, television, sports, music and creators.
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Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Mamdani won the district spanning lower Manhattan and Brooklyn by a wide margin, making the Goldman video spotlighting their alliance particularly head-scratching.
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Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
19 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.
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Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
Scott Kramer,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
Mattox wore a red Balmoral Park racetrack baseball cap to a Crete Area Historical Society meeting last week, dedicated to sharing memories and artifacts spanning the facility’s 100-year history.
—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Among those in attendance was Jawon Waters, who said the festival has become a family tradition spanning generations.
—
J.m. Banks
june 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 June 2026
This year's games were the first to feature a coast-to-coast torch run, spanning more than a dozen states over the course of several weeks.
—
Adam Duxter,
CBS News,
20 June 2026
Kidman, who was born on June 20, 1967, has enjoyed a decades-long career spanning film and television, earning an Academy Award, multiple Golden Globe Awards and Emmy Awards along the way.
—
ABC News,
20 June 2026
The December 2025 study behind the platform drew on more than 21,000 online interviews across the four new markets, measuring awareness, likeability and purchase intent for approximately 200 titles spanning anime, gaming, film, television, sports, music and creators.
—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
19 June 2026
Mamdani won the district spanning lower Manhattan and Brooklyn by a wide margin, making the Goldman video spotlighting their alliance particularly head-scratching.
—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
19 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spanning
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These cubes are designed to reduce the time needed for chopping and measuring.
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The National Bureau of Economic Research, a research organization seen as an authority on measuring economic performance, later said that the recession officially began in December 2007.
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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.
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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.
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“Spanning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spanning. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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