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

Giroux and actress-producer Pirvu officially launched Precious Metal Productions last January with a focus on television movies and feature films with its activities spanning original content creation as well as full-service production. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026

Think ruffles, shoulders, polka dots, flowers, glamour, flowers and plenty of joyful clothes and accessories spanning lifestyle and occasionwear. — Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026

Milwaukee Fashion Foundation's annual show brings 16 designers from Milwaukee and beyond to the Third Ward, with collections spanning haute couture and streetwear. — Anya Sesay, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Hollywood Brown, Dontayvion Wicks and Elijah Moore — general manager Howie Roseman’s veteran investments — have all moved into a section spanning eight stalls. — Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026

The outbreak, spanning 21 states, has sickened at least 12,883 people, among whom 570 have been hospitalized and two died, according to the FDA and CDC, as of Friday. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Autonomous mission capabilities, spanning software stacks, hardware platforms CPE Mission Autonomy was established to accelerate Army acquisition of autonomous mission capabilities, spanning software stacks, hardware platforms, and modular payloads. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Over the course of the past two decades, some of the most popular athletes on the planet have established similar businesses to service their creative ambitions, spanning documentaries, TV shows, feature films, podcasts and across multiple genres. — Justin Birnbaum, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Prices range from $20 to $1,500, spanning everything from a striped scarf to a suede wrap coat to the trench with a removable corduroy collar. — Angela Tafoya, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2026