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
Residents in the northeast are bracing for a drop in temperatures after the National Weather Service (NWS) issued multiple freeze warnings and frost advisories spanning from northern Pennsylvania to Maine, with sub-freezing temperatures possible for parts of New Hampshire and New York.
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Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Through it all, there were clear winners and laggards in the third quarter — a diverse group spanning Big Tech to industrials.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Music fans then, like in the decades before — spanning everything from wax cylinders to cassettes to compact discs — had ownership of their music collection.
—Roy Trakin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Looking at the past, Ghent will host a wide-spanning retrospective on the work of renowned British filmmaker Nicolas Roeg, curated by former program director Patrick Duynslaegher.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
The two share a property portfolio worth around $282 million spanning from Los Angeles, New York City, and Sydney, per Daily Mail.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2025
The initiative is open to filmmakers from 22 Arab countries, spanning Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the UAE and Yemen.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
In 2009, Gates purchased a European-style villa in Hobe Sound spanning 10,000 square feet for $5 million, Architectural Digest reported.
—Gianna Montesano, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
Through it all, there were clear winners and laggards in the third quarter — a diverse group spanning Big Tech to industrials.
—Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2025
Music fans then, like in the decades before — spanning everything from wax cylinders to cassettes to compact discs — had ownership of their music collection.
—Roy Trakin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Looking at the past, Ghent will host a wide-spanning retrospective on the work of renowned British filmmaker Nicolas Roeg, curated by former program director Patrick Duynslaegher.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025
The two share a property portfolio worth around $282 million spanning from Los Angeles, New York City, and Sydney, per Daily Mail.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 1 Oct. 2025
The initiative is open to filmmakers from 22 Arab countries, spanning Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, the UAE and Yemen.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 1 Oct. 2025
Jane Goodall, the conservationist renowned for her groundbreaking chimpanzee field research and globe-spanning environmental advocacy, has died.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
In 2009, Gates purchased a European-style villa in Hobe Sound spanning 10,000 square feet for $5 million, Architectural Digest reported.
—Gianna Montesano, USA Today, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spanning
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This Melissa & Doug Chef Dress-Up Set includes everything your budding culinary star needs to really dress the part, including a machine-washable chef's coat with name tag, toque, and oven mitt, along with wooden spoons and measuring spoons.—
Katrina Cossey,
Parents,
1 Oct. 2025
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Next, leading multimodal AI teams invest in data-centric infrastructure that promotes collaboration and encourages visualizing model performance, not just measuring it.—
Brian Moore,
Fortune,
1 Oct. 2025
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Just over half of Wisconsin's third- through eighth-graders met, or exceeded, state standards for math and English language arts on last spring’s Forward Exam, a statewide standardized test gauging whether Wisconsin schoolchildren are meeting benchmarks in core subjects.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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While vacancy rates and return-to-office employee volume have been focal points in gauging demand, a new look at interest in office from the capital markets points to an even stronger recovery than previously thought.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Spanning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spanning. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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