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
Renée Onque, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
Taylor Swift has dominated the music industry with 149 Eras Tour concerts spanning a whopping two years filled with surprise songs, special outfits and record breaking numbers.
—Kendall Malinchock, USA TODAY, 13 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 Directors’ Cut version of the video resembles a mini-documentary with interview clips and photos that span Van Dyke’s decades-long career as an actor and comedian.
—Renée Onque, CNBC, 13 Dec. 2024
Taylor Swift has dominated the music industry with 149 Eras Tour concerts spanning a whopping two years filled with surprise songs, special outfits and record breaking numbers.
—Kendall Malinchock, USA TODAY, 13 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 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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The overall picture is that the physiology is real, but the practical effects seem to be too small to measure.Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 16 Dec. 2024
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The pair were spotted holding hands in photographs obtained by The Daily Mail on Tuesday, amid rumors of a split between Trump Jr. and his fiancé Kimberly Guilfoyle.Melissa Cruz, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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The pair got engaged in 2019 and then split in December 2021.Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024
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But his sinker regressed last year, and, in particular, left-handed batters hit .346 against it.Will Sammon, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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Last year’s slate of Oscar winners in the top categories—including Best Picture, Director and all acting categories—all won Golden Globes first.Conor Murray, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Assess their funding history and investor backing to gauge their long-term viability.Sanjay Srivastava, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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This could be the most important chart to watch to gauge a potential breakdown, because a negative CMF reading would suggest a new distribution phase has begun.David Keller, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2024
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The pair are one of the most high profile couples in American pop culture, and that means one thing and one thing only: there are already a lot of memes about the engagement spreading across social media.Callum Booth, Forbes, 12 Dec. 2024
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The couple are also parents to son Lorenzo Dominic, 11, and daughter Giovanna Marie, 10.Angel Saunders, People.com, 12 Dec. 2024
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That the Astros are shopping setup man Ryan Pressly already suggests the club is searching for ways to create payroll space.Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 10 Dec. 2024
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A touch of electric blue keeps a space calm and inviting, while a total electric blue transformation adds an extra level of excitement and whimsy.Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 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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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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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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But coming from an unpopular president, praise can be a yoke.Ian Prasad Philbrick, New York Times, 25 Nov. 2024
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“Span.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/span. Accessed 23 Dec. 2024.
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