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
Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
His talk with Rogan spanned North Korea, the UFC, UFOs and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which are areas of interest to the comedian’s largely young male audience.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
Chris Lee, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Only Jisoo is not currently pushing new work to the public, but Lisa, Jennie, and Rosé have all dropped tunes on their own in the span of just a few weeks.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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His career as conductor, record producer, trumpeter, musical arranger and television producer spanned more than six decades.
—Chad Murphy, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2024
His talk with Rogan spanned North Korea, the UFC, UFOs and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., which are areas of interest to the comedian’s largely young male audience.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024
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While 2022 stands as its most successful year (The Black Phone and Halloween Ends each posted nine-figure returns), 2024 has shaped up to be a wobbly span of months for the company.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
Only Jisoo is not currently pushing new work to the public, but Lisa, Jennie, and Rosé have all dropped tunes on their own in the span of just a few weeks.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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In some studies, adolescents wear sensors to measure exercise intensity and volume, as well as common symptoms of concussion, like sleep and balance problems.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
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The test times each system in Blender 4.2 to render three scenes (Monster, Junk Shop, and Classroom) to measure CPU and GPU rendering performance.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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Alexander-Walker himself was 0 for 4 from the field at the time, including a pair of misses during that disastrous fourth.Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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Factor in three interceptions and a fumble recovery, and CU’s defense made limiting Utah to a pair of field goals off two Shedeur Sanders turnovers in the first half look like light work.Kyle Newman, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
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More than 700 artists were nominated across 58 categories this year, according to Manuel Abud, CEO of the Latin Recording Academy.Nicole Acevedo, NBC News, 15 Nov. 2024
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The company maintains a tax holiday for a subsidiary in the APAC region, which contributed to a lower effective tax rate of 13.7% for the year.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Reds president Nick Krall told the Cincinnati Enquirer the club has reached out to the future Hall of Famer to gauge interest in returning to the team in a role to be determined.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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An October 9 Gallup poll asked voters to gauge the importance of 22 issues, such as the economy, immigration, and what types of Supreme Justices candidates would pick.Abby Monteil, Them, 5 Nov. 2024
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The couple were schoolteachers, local news reports say.Ryan J. Foley, Twin Cities, 16 Nov. 2024
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Before the last couple months of last season, Davis likely had some work to do before NHL teams might be interested in signing the undrafted free agent.Corey Masisak, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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The company continues to focus on expanding its space infrastructure and services.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
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Almost all of our renters still love the vibe of a downtown space that, unlike so much of our neighborhood, hasn’t been completely stripped of its character.Suzanne Seggerman, Curbed, 14 Nov. 2024
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Beyond Meat continues to focus on cost-reduction initiatives and reviewing its global operations, which may include scaling back or discontinuing some operations in China.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
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Gauthier, who was mayor during most of the period in which the city achieved its historic drop in violent crime, believes East Palo Alto’s collaborative approach to crime reduction could be scaled up district-wide.Ryan Macasero, The Mercury News, 6 Nov. 2024
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Every detail was perfectly recreated — from the performance look's metallic bustier, beaded yoke and chain skirt, to the black bob, silver headpiece, studded black gloves, black leggings and thigh-high leather boots Hudson wore to accessorize.Dave Quinn, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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To be among the marginalized, outside the arena of power in the America of yesterday and tomorrow, is to live in the stifling yoke of wholesale animosity.Jason Parham, WIRED, 28 May 2022
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“Span.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/span. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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