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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His history with Mexico spans practically an entire generation of fans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

The site plan calls for a campus that spans almost six times the size of University of Texas at Austin’s main campus.

From Salon • Jun. 6, 2026

The ISS, which spans the length of a football field, is the largest human-made object in space.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

SoftBank’s reach spans a $64 billion investment in OpenAI, plans for a massive fleet of data centers, robotics and its chip company Arm that has surged in valuation after an AI pivot.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

Originally, geological history was divided into four spans of time: primary, secondary, tertiary, and quaternary.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson