as in to measure
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 span
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
The alleged conspiracy spanned nearly a decade and involved the domestic transport of thousands of noncitizens from Mexico and Central America, including some children, in exchange for thousands of dollars, according to the indictment.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 6 June 2025
Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Researchers have found malicious software that received more than 6,000 downloads from the NPM repository over a two-year span, in yet another discovery showing the hidden threats users of such open source archives face.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
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Verb
The Big Horn spread spans 300 acres with several residences.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 June 2025
The alleged conspiracy spanned nearly a decade and involved the domestic transport of thousands of noncitizens from Mexico and Central America, including some children, in exchange for thousands of dollars, according to the indictment.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 6 June 2025
Noun
There was no money available to do an emergency replacement of the span.
—Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
Researchers have found malicious software that received more than 6,000 downloads from the NPM repository over a two-year span, in yet another discovery showing the hidden threats users of such open source archives face.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for span
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The most telling way to measure Timber’s impact is that, even when White returned from injury in February, Arteta stuck with the Dutchman until he was lost to the ankle problem that kept him out for the final month of the season.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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Boyer and his colleagues measured the concentrations of ammonia and other gases in the air roughly five miles away from a colony of 60,000 Adélie penguins in Antarctica.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
27 May 2025
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The pair’s meanders through the Turkish metropolis heighten the atmosphere of the quest – namely the search for beauty in things that aren’t perfect.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
3 June 2025
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Wedding Was a Fairy Tale: See the Gorgeous Photos The pair initially met while in college, and reconnected in 2021 — seven years after Dorfman's The Bachelorette season.—
Rachel Raposas,
People.com,
3 June 2025
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Last year, after LVMH had purchased a 60-percent stake in Off-White in 2021, the brand was sold to Bluestar Alliance, the portfolio of which also includes Palm Angels, Hurley and English Laundry.—
Ian Servantes for Footwear News,
Robb Report,
1 June 2025
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The bitcoin price has rocketed over the last two years, turbo-charged by Wall Street adoption led by the world’s largest asset manager BlackRock and then U.S. president Donald Trump’s embrace of the technology (with Elon Musk quietly plotting what could be a bitcoin price game-changer).—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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Investors and economic policymakers pore over surveys like these, which can help gauge economic conditions sooner than official government data can.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
4 June 2025
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Critics of the new requirements say that while the questions don’t explicitly ask candidates about their political preferences, which is prohibited under federal law, they can be used to gauge applicants’ political leanings.—
Maria Gracia Santillana Linares,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Fans have watched as Mackenzie has navigated a complex pregnancy, from the couple's IVF journey to managing her health, including a recent preeclampsia diagnosis.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
4 June 2025
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The White House confirmed the first couple's attendance to USA TODAY.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
4 June 2025
Noun
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Winant’s work, including those of the body and the photograph as well as the space between mother and child.—
Jessica Simmons-Reid,
Artforum,
1 June 2025
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But expect to see this kind of thing happen more and more in the leak space and become more and more convincing as a result.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
Verb
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Rightly so, because the queue is an attraction unto itself – jaw-dropping, built to scale and packed with details from the films.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Tracking and Iterating: Use impact reporting to refine and scale programs effectively.—
Raghvendra Tripathi,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Adapted from the Danish novels by Scott Frank (The Queen’s Gambit), the Netflix series is a gripping yarn about the yoke of guilt and the unwavering patience of redemption.—
EW Staff,
EW.com,
30 May 2025
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The Lounge is home to three simulators, all of which are built from parts salvaged from real airplanes, from the pilot chairs to yokes.—
Larry Olmsted,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Span.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/span. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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