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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
Some Black students have also faced disciplinary action regarding their natural hairstyles, including Darryl George, a Texas teen, who was placed in in-school suspension for the length of his locs.
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Chandelis Duster, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and length.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
The fate of Gaza has been discussed at length, including a proposal from President Donald Trump to remove residents from Gaza and redevelop the land, a proposal that drew widespread backlash, with some calling it ethnic cleansing.
—Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2025
This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2025
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Chandelis Duster, NPR, 12 Mar. 2025
This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity and length.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
The fate of Gaza has been discussed at length, including a proposal from President Donald Trump to remove residents from Gaza and redevelop the land, a proposal that drew widespread backlash, with some calling it ethnic cleansing.
—Diaa Ostaz, ABC News, 1 Mar. 2025
This interview has been lightly edited for length and clarity.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 28 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for length
Recent Examples of Synonyms for length
Noun
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But recent court filings suggest the company’s expansion may have been accompanied by financial hardship.—
David Hudnall,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2025
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The federal government pays 90% of the costs of Idaho’s Medicaid expansion.—
Sarah Cutler and,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Mar. 2025
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Meanwhile, Naz, a nature photographer, keeps himself at a distance after fleeing divinity school and the life his parents had so carefully crafted for him.—
Aramide Tinubu,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2025
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But most of the agency’s other networks are structured as nonprofit organizations that are funded through federal grants, and that distance is making a big difference right now.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN,
18 Mar. 2025
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These wide expanses of dense maritime forest are largely left alone.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
11 Mar. 2025
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The extraordinary Lake Tahoe residence — nestled along a broad expanse of shoreline on 5.47 acres — has hit the market for $65 million.—
David Caraccio,
Sacramento Bee,
27 Feb. 2025
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The distance between your hands in this stance is the width of the most comfortable handlebar for your bike.—
BestReviews,
The Mercury News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Microplastics are fragments of plastic measuring less than five millimeters long—some may be the size of a pencil eraser, while others are several times smaller than the width of a human hair.—
Sara Hashemi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
Noun
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LeBron James is 12% better from three at home during that stretch, too.—
Dan Woike,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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Marylanders rally against new taxes, increases Dozens of Marylanders gathered with Republican lawmakers Wednesday night to protest against new taxes In the final stretch of state budget negotiations.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
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For this list of the best spy movies ever made, Vulture opted for a big-tent approach in an attempt to create a selection that captured the full breadth of the spy film.—
Keith Phipps,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
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That process is expected — or hoped — to start next week, and the final budget will reveal the full breadth of not just the deficit but the measures taken by lawmakers to close it.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
17 Mar. 2025
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“Length.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/length. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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