as in measures
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 spans
Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
District staffers on Monday filed an application for a grant to support the nearly $29 million replacement of the Fairview Avenue Bridge, which spans the Boise River to connect the city’s West End to Garden City.
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Mark Dee
july 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 July 2026
Find a dark sky location Stargazers can observe the Milky Way by looking for the Summer Triangle, a shape formed by three bright stars that spans across the Milky Way, according to science news website LiveScience.
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Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Artisan Circle spans five blocks along Crockett Street and has a mix of restaurants, shops and bars.
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Mary Ella Hastings
updated July 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2026
The new program comes as mosquito season, which spans from May through October, remains in full swing.
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Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
The strategic planning horizon typically spans several months to years.
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Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The district spans the eastern third of the state of Colorado and also includes Douglas County and Loveland.
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Olivia Young,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The Television Academy has announced the recipients of the 28th Hall of Fame class, tapping seven TV titans whose work spans documentary, animation, journalism, comedy and the executive suite.
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Clayton Davis,
Variety,
30 June 2026
Verb
Nadal has long been laying the foundation for a business portfolio that spans health, sport and education.
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Leonie Kidd,
CNBC,
3 July 2026
District staffers on Monday filed an application for a grant to support the nearly $29 million replacement of the Fairview Avenue Bridge, which spans the Boise River to connect the city’s West End to Garden City.
—
Mark Dee
july 3,
Idaho Statesman,
3 July 2026
Find a dark sky location Stargazers can observe the Milky Way by looking for the Summer Triangle, a shape formed by three bright stars that spans across the Milky Way, according to science news website LiveScience.
—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
2 July 2026
Artisan Circle spans five blocks along Crockett Street and has a mix of restaurants, shops and bars.
—
Mary Ella Hastings
updated July 2,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 July 2026
The new program comes as mosquito season, which spans from May through October, remains in full swing.
—
Reeti Malhotra,
Sacbee.com,
1 July 2026
The strategic planning horizon typically spans several months to years.
—
Steve Banker,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2026
The district spans the eastern third of the state of Colorado and also includes Douglas County and Loveland.
—
Olivia Young,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
The Television Academy has announced the recipients of the 28th Hall of Fame class, tapping seven TV titans whose work spans documentary, animation, journalism, comedy and the executive suite.
—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for spans
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The 230-meter-long (754-foot-long) vessel is now operating with a rigid wing sail system called the Wing560, which measures 46 meters (150 feet) in height and 14 meters (45 feet) in width.
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Foley says the dispatch center continuously measures electrical demand and balances it with available supply.
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Style it with platform sandals or chunky heels, or go casual with a pair of white sneakers.
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Bermuda shorts are a hot commodity this summer, and this denim pair is sure to hug your curves in all the right places.
Noun
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Ten years ago, on Mother’s Day, Fiona Galvin reported her 17-year-old daughter missing.
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Over the past 10 years, Quinn has seen an increase in challenging behavior and more emotions among her 6- and 7-year-olds, with a particular ramp-up since the pandemic.
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Ned Davis Research strategist Ed Clissold pointed out that his firm's multicap advance/decline line, which gauges the number of stocks that rose in a day minus those that fell, last peaked on April 20.
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Baseball Savant’s newest metric, which gauges how well hitters time up certain pitches and square them up, loves him.
Noun
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A lot of couples just don’t attend cocktail hour because of photos and that’s totally fine.
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While delaying benefits is typically optimal, a hypothetical 22% cut by 2033 significantly shifts optimal claiming ages for many single individuals, potentially encouraging earlier filing, but often not for married couples.
Noun
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The state’s large population, high number of vehicles and long stretches of intense summer heat all contribute to the elevated risk.
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Paraguay wins after a marathon match that saw Germany live in the attacking third for large stretches of the game.
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And spreading that economic boom beyond a handful of AI companies is quickly becoming a national priority, as the White House weighs taking stakes in frontier labs and politicians float new ways to tax them.
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The glide bomb weighs 250 kilograms, putting it on par with the Russian FAB-250.
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The result of Saturday night’s match in Arlington will not affect how either of those teams make it in.
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In the meantime, mission teams on the ground are keeping Swift at least 185 miles above Earth, where the boost mission has the best chance of success, NASA said.
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“Spans.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spans. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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