as in measuring
to find out the size, extent, or amount of
tried to span the distance between the two trees by eye alone
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Similarly, five- and six-year-old boys received more hands-on experiences with measurement, such as using rulers or measuring ingredients.—
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Thousands of pieces of space debris are in orbit, but the number grows to the millions when counting smaller fragments measuring less than 10 centimeters, Parker said.—
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10 Mar. 2025
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“Spanning.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/spanning. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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