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View definitions for spanning

spanning

adjective as in extending

adjective as in ranging

adjective as in reaching

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The 55-year-old, who played for 12 clubs during a professional career spanning 19 years, was diagnosed last year and the news was announced in January.

From BBC

It will be one of the centrepieces of the Manchester International Festival, which happens every two years and stages an array of events spanning art, music, theatre and dance.

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He said the organisation has seen several major outages spanning more than six hours on Monday, "each having global impact".

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The Bruins used a 16-2 surge spanning the end of the third quarter and beginning of the fourth to take a 58-54 lead after Rice grabbed the rebound on her own miss for a putback.

The leaves were used as currency in the Inca Empire, which ruled the Andes mountains spanning the length of South America, and fed to the victims of human sacrifices before their untimely departures.

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

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