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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
The 25-inch length lands above the ankle, and the pants feature a wider waistband that doesn’t slip down.
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Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
The date of the race and the length of it has yet to be determined.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
The move, which will take effect in 2026, aims to reduce the length of PGA Tour events, among other things.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The longest length is slightly shorter than others, stopping just above the knee on a five-foot-ten model, or slightly longer than 41 inches.
—Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
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Carly Totten, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Feb. 2025
The date of the race and the length of it has yet to be determined.
—Paulina Dedaj, Fox News, 15 Feb. 2025
The move, which will take effect in 2026, aims to reduce the length of PGA Tour events, among other things.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 14 Feb. 2025
The longest length is slightly shorter than others, stopping just above the knee on a five-foot-ten model, or slightly longer than 41 inches.
—Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for length
Noun
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Civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump is calling for the expansion of crisis intervention programs as new data shows police killings hit a record high in 2024 — despite a national decline in violent crime.—
Delano Massey,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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Mining and refining minerals is highly energy-intensive, meaning that any expansion of production will require massive investments in rebuilding power infrastructure.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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Breakdown The only fighter to go the distance with Beterbiev, Bivol looks to even the score with the man who handed him his first career loss.—
Trent Reinsmith,
Forbes,
22 Feb. 2025
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The university, which is a private Christian institution, wants to put distance between itself and the fictional team.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
22 Feb. 2025
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What To Know Footage from the scene captured emergency vehicles and heavily armed police stationed along one side of the memorial, a sprawling expanse of grey concrete pillars where the attack occurred.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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January was the warmest on record for the globe and, in a vast expanse of global warmth, the US sticks out like a cold,sore thumb.—
Mary Gilbert,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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If the borders are equal in width, the card could be worth as much as 30-to-50 percent more than an average card in the grade.—
Michael Salfino,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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Mature height is from 1 to 3 feet with a width of 2 to 3 feet.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
12 Feb. 2025
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It’s been a wonky stretch for the Magic, who looked like pugnacious early-season darlings in December.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
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The announcement comes as the Black Crowes continue a busy stretch.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
25 Feb. 2025
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Taking in the full breadth of the human places Sondheim took us to feels suspiciously like being alive.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
24 Feb. 2025
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The collection displays tremendous stylistic breadth: one work simply describes seventeen dogs, another features a mathematically gifted conch shell, and others are closer to poetry, with only a few plotless lines.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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“Length.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/length. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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