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
Blue Origin’s training for its first human tourist flight in July 2021 consisted of a brief, 14-hour program spanning two days.
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Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Kurosawa, who adapted the screenplay himself, transforms Murashige’s long last stand into four interconnected mysteries each spanning a single season.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
The Sacramento Bee covered a range of stories from May 17 through May 22, 2026, spanning local tragedy, housing disputes, politics and crime.
—Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026
With a sprawling empire spanning electric vehicles, rockets, artificial intelligence, and social media, Elon Musk has built a reputation as one of the most influential—and unconventional business leaders of the modern era.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 May 2026
After a long process spanning several years, Inter Miami CF made its debut in 2020, with Beckham as a minority stakeholder.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
The Radical Optimism Tour took Dua Lipa around the world over nearly nine months, spanning 92 shows.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2026
The donation includes approximately 150,000 production documents and 5,000 photographs spanning Brooks’ decadeslong career as a writer, performer, director and producer.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 17 May 2026
With Palacio Films now fully launched, Nussenbaum is developing several projects spanning memory, mental health and identity.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 17 May 2026
Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
Kurosawa, who adapted the screenplay himself, transforms Murashige’s long last stand into four interconnected mysteries each spanning a single season.
—Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 24 May 2026
The Sacramento Bee covered a range of stories from May 17 through May 22, 2026, spanning local tragedy, housing disputes, politics and crime.
—Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026
With a sprawling empire spanning electric vehicles, rockets, artificial intelligence, and social media, Elon Musk has built a reputation as one of the most influential—and unconventional business leaders of the modern era.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 23 May 2026
After a long process spanning several years, Inter Miami CF made its debut in 2020, with Beckham as a minority stakeholder.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
The Radical Optimism Tour took Dua Lipa around the world over nearly nine months, spanning 92 shows.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2026
The donation includes approximately 150,000 production documents and 5,000 photographs spanning Brooks’ decadeslong career as a writer, performer, director and producer.
—Francie Ebert, NBC news, 17 May 2026
With Palacio Films now fully launched, Nussenbaum is developing several projects spanning memory, mental health and identity.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 17 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spanning
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By measuring the elevation angles of the auroras in the images and tracing them along Earth's magnetic field lines, the team reconstructed how high the glowing structures extended into the atmosphere.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
26 May 2026
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Putting a full climate price tag on rice production is harder than measuring one greenhouse gas at a time.—
Hanqin Tian,
Fortune,
25 May 2026
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Fangio said the Eagles looked at Woolen midseason last year while gauging the Seahawks’ interest in trading him.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
22 May 2026
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The price-to-book ratio remains a reasonable proxy for gauging Berkshire’s intrinsic value.—
Bill Stone,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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“Spanning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spanning. Accessed 1 Jun. 2026.
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