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
Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
His career spanned more than two decades, mostly in the 1960s and 70s with the Chicago Blackhawks.
—Russell Lewis, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
The White Lotus‘ Season 3 premiere in just its first 36 hours has grown its audience 90% (to 4.6 million cross-platform viewers), doubling the Season 2 premiere’s performance in the same span of time.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 18 Feb. 2025
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Verb
However, many tickets are spanning between $2,000 to $4,000, which is roughly the same price for some Super Bowl LIX tickets, which was met with muted demand from football fans this year.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 19 Feb. 2025
His career spanned more than two decades, mostly in the 1960s and 70s with the Chicago Blackhawks.
—Russell Lewis, NPR, 19 Feb. 2025
Noun
Pulse, from first-time creator Zoe Robyn and veteran showrunner Carlton Cuse (Lost), is the fourth new medical drama to debut in the span of three months, following Max’s The Pitt, which already has been renewed for a second season, Fox’s Doc and CBS’ Watson.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
The White Lotus‘ Season 3 premiere in just its first 36 hours has grown its audience 90% (to 4.6 million cross-platform viewers), doubling the Season 2 premiere’s performance in the same span of time.
—Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 18 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for span
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Dexter: Original Sin ended on a high note over the weekend, measuring a finale audience that grew 27% over the December premiere.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
20 Feb. 2025
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One found in 1996 reportedly measured 36 feet long.—
Jessica Botelho,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Feb. 2025
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The 54-year-old victim was blasted once in the groin by the pair, who were riding old-school scooters, on Dec. 5 around 12:19 p.m. near Glenwood Rd. and Williams Ave., next to the Breukelen ball fields, in Canarsie, cops said.—
Nicholas Williams,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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Then there was Radner’s wordless dance routine with Steve Martin—in which the pair toggles between all-out slapstick and total earnestness—that remains a higher form of comedy, even 50 years later.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
15 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Patton is Ward 6 alderman and over the past four years questioned the city’s contract bidding process, disputed thousands of dollars of spending Jones charged to a municipal credit card and called a special meeting outdoors to dismiss a lawsuit Jones brought against the city clerk.—
Olivia Stevens,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Feb. 2025
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Fumi Kitahara, the animation publicist who guided award-winning campaigns for DreamWorks, Aardman, Laika, Netflix, Disney and independent studios during her distinguished 30-plus years in the industry, has died.—
Mike Barnes,
The Hollywood Reporter,
25 Feb. 2025
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The index gauges the dollar’s strength against currencies of the U.S.′ main trading partners, like the euro, Canadian dollar and Japanese yen.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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Sources familiar with the show previously told Variety in November 2024 that HBO similarly reached out to gauge Mark Rylance’s interest and availability in playing Dumbledore, though negotiations haven’t started.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
12 Feb. 2025
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Kate and Anthony were the central couple in season 2 of the Netflix period series, as each installment features a different member of the high-society Bridgerton family as a main character, along with their love interest.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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But Boise State would score just three points in the final couple of minutes as the Aztecs completed a regular season sweep over the Broncos.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
16 Feb. 2025
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Set in 1983, the series follows the sub-orbital space vehicle the Spindrift, whose crew was shrunk after getting caught up in a sandstorm.—
Rosy Cordero,
Deadline,
25 Feb. 2025
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But during Compaq’s heyday, the company had about 6.5 million square feet of manufacturing, labs and office space in Houston.—
Patrick Moorhead,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Delays in building the right team translate into missed opportunities to scale and capture market share, underscoring the critical role of strategic hiring in early-stage success.—
Elena Volotovskaya,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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But the surge of challenges from major pension funds may become too high a mountain for Paramount and Skydance-RedBird to scale if judges see enough reasonable issues to put an injunction on the final dealmaking while the legal fight plays out.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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They were clearly designed with the yoke steering wheel of the concept car Cyberster in mind, because with the regular round wheel of the production version, the two side screens are obscured by your hands.—
James Morris,
Fortune Europe,
6 Oct. 2024
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My great-grandmother in Georgia always wore a full-length dressing gown, while one of my Ohio grandmothers liked silky two-piece sets, and the other preferred flannel nightshirts with a rounded yoke that looked like something out of Little House on the Prairie.—
Clint Davis,
Southern Living,
21 Dec. 2024
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“Span.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/span. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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