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spans

NOUN

distance, duration

Synonyms

STRONGEST

interval length period space spell stretch term

STRONG

amount compass extent measure reach spread time

Antonyms

WEAK

extreme

VERB

stretch over

Synonyms

STRONGEST

connect cover cross extend traverse

STRONG

arch bridge ford link range reach vault

WEAK

go across pass over

Antonyms

STRONG

disconnect unlink

WEAK

compress concentrate condense shorten

Example Sentences

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Her portfolio spans an exceptional range of some of the biggest names in music — from Christina Aguilera, Dolly Parton and Pink to Ringo Starr, Alicia Keys and Gwen Stefani.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

This long history spans two major mass extinction events, suggesting that increasing body size may have played a role in their survival.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

The summary report on this one decision spans 57 detailed slides of spreadsheets and flow charts.

From Slate • Apr. 28, 2026

And texting might be just one of the ways our smartphones are affecting our chattiness: Our shortened attention spans might also make it harder to hold a conversation.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

A feeling for what quantities or time spans are appropriate in various contexts is essential to getting the joke.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos