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as in expansion
a wide space or area
vowed that he would journey the lengths of the earth to find her
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as in distance
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects
the length of a professional tennis court is 78 feet from baseline to baseline
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Recent Examples of length
In the world of public opinion research, these standards include everything from question types (multiple choice, open answer, ranked voting, etc.) to how one orders these question types (variation is crucial) to the length of the survey (poll fatigue is a real thing).
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Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
This version of chicken on a stick is simple: an oversized juicy chicken tender that stretches the entire length of a bamboo skewer that’s floured, battered, and fried.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Under the Shoreline plan, the viaduct would begin at the eastern end of the Powell Bridge, the tall span that links Virginia Key to the causeway section leading to mainland Miami, and extend the full length of Virginia Key to Bear Cut.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
The cropped length means the shirt fits just above your waistline, and the heavyweight fabric makes the shirt durable.
—Christopher Murray
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Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
This version of chicken on a stick is simple: an oversized juicy chicken tender that stretches the entire length of a bamboo skewer that’s floured, battered, and fried.
—Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Under the Shoreline plan, the viaduct would begin at the eastern end of the Powell Bridge, the tall span that links Virginia Key to the causeway section leading to mainland Miami, and extend the full length of Virginia Key to Bear Cut.
—Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 May 2025
The cropped length means the shirt fits just above your waistline, and the heavyweight fabric makes the shirt durable.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 23 May 2025
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Noun
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The 54-year-old already was overseeing a $60 billion expansion of the parks business before Abu Dhabi — Disney’s first new park since 2016 — was announced in May.—
Peter Kiefer,
HollywoodReporter,
4 June 2025
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The two-story, 135,000-square-foot expansion, designed by Generator Studio, will double the size of the facility and is expected to bring up to 1.5 million people through its doors annually, according to team estimates.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Flowers kept his distance the following summer and got a job at Charlestown Senior Living in Catonsville.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
29 May 2025
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Keep clear of puddles - Driving through puddles or low rainwater areas can cause vehicles to hydroplane or skid out of control Maintain a safe distance from large vehicles - Trucks or buses can produce a water spray that hampers visibility.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
29 May 2025
Noun
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The highest per capita death toll occurred in Yancey County, a rural expanse in the rugged Black Mountains of North Carolina devastated by flash flooding and landslides.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
ProPublica,
21 May 2025
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Meanwhile the darker expanses of Oceanus Procellarum (Ocean of Storms) and the surrounding lunar maria (which is Latin for seas) will dominate the north west of the moon's tidally locked disk, according to NASA.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
19 May 2025
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The width of your clenched first from your thumb to the other side of your hand is about 10 degrees, while the thickness of your little finger accounts for around 1 degree in the night sky.—
Anthony Wood,
Space.com,
5 June 2025
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Hence the width of this beast – that kite is designed to pull hard from one side, and the rest of the boat is designed to turn that pull into maximum forward velocity while resisting rollover.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 June 2025
Noun
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The park also has a 3-mile stretch of beach with a gentle cove that is popular with families.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
1 June 2025
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In one early two-minute stretch, Siakam, Aaron Nesmith and Myles Turner each drilled a 3-pointer.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
1 June 2025
Noun
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Economists were expecting the PCE price index to rise 0.2% from March and to ease to an annual rate of 2.2%, and for spending to slow to 0.4%, according to FactSet. Inflation is now at its lowest rate since September 2024 and is sitting just a hair’s breadth above the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
30 May 2025
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Emphasis was placed on breadth of true impact across the widest landscape.—
Alan Schwarz,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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“Length.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/length. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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