Synonyms of spanned

spanned

verb

past tense of span

as in measured

to find out the size, extent, or amount of

tried to span the distance between the two trees by eye alone

Synonyms & Similar Words

• measured
• gauged
• scaled
• weighed
• assessed
• estimated
• ascertained
• computed
• evaluated
• calculated
• laid off
• judged
• calibrated
• quantified
• marked (off)
• determined
• summed
• figured
• discovered
• valued
• calipered
• added up
• tallied
• guessed
• conjectured
• totaled
• quantitated
• appraised
• figured out
• found out
• worked out
• reckoned
• ciphered
• supposed
• guesstimated
• valuated
• doped (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spanned

In a career that spanned more than four decades, Golod served as an executive at CBS and NBC before launching JayGee Productions in the early 1980s. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 3 Oct. 2026

Complaints about healthcare in Arizona’s prisons have spanned both Republican and Democratic administrations. — Jacques Billeaud, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026

The American presence in Iraq spanned more than two decades and several missions. — Sarah Tamimi, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2026

While appearing on The Joe Rogan Experience in 2020, Cyrus opened up about the conclusion of a relationship that had spanned a decade. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Sep. 2026

At the time, the traditional-style house spanned a little over 5,100 square feet and had six bedrooms and five bathrooms. — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 28 Sep. 2026

The most recent capstone project, another full remodel of a house purchased by the district, spanned three years’ worth of cohorts. — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026

Across a high-energy midday set that spanned their chart-topping singles and fan favorites, the six moved across the stage with the confidence of a group accustomed to one another’s rhythms, while fans in the crowd danced along in the stands. — Crystal Bell, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026

Likely imagined by her longtime beauty collaborator, Frank Guyton, the flirty falsies spanned the width of her top line and tickled her bottom brow bone. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026