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
And while vastly underused under Biff Poggi, seeing just 26 carries spanning two seasons (despite posting the highest average rush on the team), Rutledge elected to stay in green and gold and play for Tim Albin.
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Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
The daily aggregation serves a broad audience spanning from Fortune 500 companies to scholarship students, allowing readers across sectors and backgrounds to quickly understand policy developments affecting California without requiring specialized knowledge.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Anmuth also noted that AWS expanded its partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI to a $138 billion deal spanning eight years.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
Disputes over Saba’s intellectual property and creative contributions escalated during his relationship with the brand, with claims spanning a broad range of issues.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Apr. 2026
The show includes songs spanning McCartney’s 60-year career, from early influences to the Beatles through the Wings period and beyond.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
Launched on April 1, the platform requires manufacturers, users, and recyclers to upload data spanning production, in-use performance, and end-of-life handling.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
The event was originally planned to be held outside with bouncy houses spanning an entire street, a petting zoo, and a go-kart arena.
—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Andrea has written about NASA and the commercial space sector since 2020, with her coverage spanning human spaceflight, robotic exploration and operations in low-Earth orbit.
—Andrea Leinfelder, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 6 Apr. 2026
The daily aggregation serves a broad audience spanning from Fortune 500 companies to scholarship students, allowing readers across sectors and backgrounds to quickly understand policy developments affecting California without requiring specialized knowledge.
—Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2026
Anmuth also noted that AWS expanded its partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI to a $138 billion deal spanning eight years.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 5 Apr. 2026
Disputes over Saba’s intellectual property and creative contributions escalated during his relationship with the brand, with claims spanning a broad range of issues.
—Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 5 Apr. 2026
The show includes songs spanning McCartney’s 60-year career, from early influences to the Beatles through the Wings period and beyond.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 5 Apr. 2026
Launched on April 1, the platform requires manufacturers, users, and recyclers to upload data spanning production, in-use performance, and end-of-life handling.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 Apr. 2026
The event was originally planned to be held outside with bouncy houses spanning an entire street, a petting zoo, and a go-kart arena.
—Laura Turbay, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Andrea has written about NASA and the commercial space sector since 2020, with her coverage spanning human spaceflight, robotic exploration and operations in low-Earth orbit.
—Andrea Leinfelder, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spanning
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In 1933, the United States Navy built it as the West Coast base for the USS Macon, a massive dirigible measuring 785 ft (239 m) in length.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 Apr. 2026
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Double quantum dot to the rescue Researchers at EPFL and other institutes in Europe teamed up to build a tiny detector that combines a semiconductor structure with a superconducting microwave cavity to form a resonant circuit capable of trapping microwave photons and measuring them.—
Ameya Paleja,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Apr. 2026
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However, season 4 saw the couple navigating a series of emotional issues, with Connor expressing difficulty gauging Georgie’s interest in the first few episodes.—
Nicole Briese,
PEOPLE,
3 Apr. 2026
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Siamak Namazi, an American businessman and Iran analyst who was held hostage for nearly eight years by the regime, said gauging the regime’s moves is now much more difficult after so many leaders were killed.—
Abigail Williams,
NBC news,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Spanning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spanning. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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