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spanning

ADJECTIVE
extending
Synonyms
STRONG
approaching continuing lengthening ranging spreading stretching
WEAK
continual continuous endless going on perpetual
ADJECTIVE
protractile
Synonyms
WEAK
approaching continual continuing continuous endless expansible expansile extendible extensile going on lengthening perpetual ranging spreading stretch stretchable stretching
ADJECTIVE
ranging
Synonyms
STRONG
covering roaming roving sweeping traversing
WEAK
extensive widespread
ADJECTIVE
reaching
Synonyms
STRONG
embracing encompassing joining meeting stretching touching
WEAK
ending at going up to spreading to

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Amazon over nearly three decades has assembled a supply chain spanning the globe with warehouses, planes, trucks and delivery vehicles.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

Samsung is South Korea's biggest chaebol, or family-owned business, with operations spanning electronics, heavy industry, construction and financial services.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Breeding occurs in regions spanning from Año Nuevo Island in Central California to the Kuril Islands north of Japan, with the greatest concentration of breeding grounds in the Gulf of Alaska and Aleutian Islands.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Questions have pivoted to the Ellison family, which will control a constellation of media properties spanning the globe -- though at the cost of accumulating a pile of debt.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

It appeared out of nowhere, gliding towards us, wings spanning over three feet.

From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel