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spans

noun as in distance, duration

verb as in stretch over

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He presides over a sprawling media and sports empire that spans from the Lakers to The Chronicles of Narnia.

In the Latino community the legacy of the Mexican Mafia spans multiple generations.

Near the confluence of these two rivers a tiny bridge spans the gap connecting the Korengal with the Pech.

Those of us who live here are a fickle bunch with fleeting attention spans.

The narrative is a remarkable piece of historical research that spans just over 800 pages.

Thou shaltBehold joy reign in cities and in towns,Old age and youth alike contented dwell,And undulating beards of two spans long!

In some recent masonry arched bridges of spans up to 150 ft. built with hinges considerable economy has been obtained.

It had spans of 172 and 193 ft., and may be taken as a representative type of bridges of this kind.

Hence many multiple-span bridges such as the Hawkesbury, Benares and Chittravatti bridges have been built with independent spans.

It is only since metal has been used that the great spans of 500 to 1800 ft. now accomplished have been made possible.

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On this page you'll find 109 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to span, such as: interval, length, period, space, spell, and stretch.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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