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
Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Families span continents, careers pivot across countries, and even currencies like Bitcoin redefine value.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
Five panthers were killed by vehicle strikes in the span of one month, McClatchy News reported in November.
—Olivia Lloyd, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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The Legend Point mansion spans an impressive 56,000 square feet and sits on seven acres of land.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 26 Dec. 2024
Families span continents, careers pivot across countries, and even currencies like Bitcoin redefine value.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, J.d., Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
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The reflective post looked back on the nearly two years span during which the band lived and breathed all things Eras.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
Five panthers were killed by vehicle strikes in the span of one month, McClatchy News reported in November.
—Olivia Lloyd, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Dec. 2024
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The broader crypto market, as measured by the CoinDesk 20 index, hovered below the flat line. Among crypto stocks, Coinbase was litte changed in premarket trading.Tanaya Macheel, CNBC, 16 Dec. 2024
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The homicide figures do not include killings that occurred in self-defense or in other circumstances not measured in Chicago police statistics.Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 16 Dec. 2024
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But the Bucs finish at home against an easier pair of opponents (Panthers, Saints), so this race isn’t over.Jeff Howe and Austin Mock, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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Leaders should work in pairs with another team coach, allowing teams to see collaboration in action and understand what true balance looks like.Vlad Dutescu, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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When completed, the project will revive libraries in the Parkland and Fern Creek neighborhoods — areas that have been without branches for years — and deliver renovations for the Main Library and Portland Library.Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 22 Dec. 2024
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The inaugural Tacos and Tequila bash prompted complaints about long lines, parking issues and a limited supply of food and drinks, while this year's headliner, Ludacris, cut his set short due to storms.Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
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The effect on consumers, however, may be hard to gauge for some time.Eric D. Lawrence, Detroit Free Press, 23 Dec. 2024
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For the last couple years, Lendio has fielded a quarterly SMB Lending Index report to gauge sentiment toward the current small business lending market.Brock Blake, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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The wedding was the most glorious couple of days of filming.Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Two such examples in the last couple of days has suggested the U.S. should take back control of the Panama Canal and buy Greenland.Emily Martin, The Hill, 24 Dec. 2024
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The development will also include a large fitness center, yoga studio, spa, an outdoor pool, dog-washing stations, co-working space and more.Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
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Virginia Highland Books opened in 2021 when a 56-year-old, book-loving, full-time mom walked by a storefront that was for lease and knew that space should be a bookstore.American Booksellers Association, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2024
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If corporate leaders complain about these directives’ effects on their bottom lines, Trump’s team could force CISA to scale back its use of this authority.Eric Geller, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2024
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Each person has a part to play in the overall goal, and each person’s goals can scale up and down from hourly to a five-year trajectory.Ciarán McArdle, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
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The steering yoke is button-clad and compact; ahead of it is a digital display with a dozen LED lights alerting to the upper edges of the 8,500 rpm rev range, and to the right is an aviation-like panel of buttons and switches.Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 17 Dec. 2024
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Max with seats, throttles, switches, pedals and yoke from original parts of vintage aircrafts and a 220-degree wraparound HD screen.Larry Olmsted, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Span.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/span. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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