1
as in expanses
a wide space or area
vowed that he would journey the lengths of the earth to find her
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as in distances
the space or amount of space between two points, lines, surfaces, or objects
the length of a professional tennis court is 78 feet from baseline to baseline
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Recent Examples of lengths
What is going to be most interesting to watch unfold on Sunday is how teams/manufacturers and their plethora of engineers attempt to use the new stage lengths to their advantage.
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Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department released footage detailing the lengths officers went to capture the suspect, Christian Bouie.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Maintain several stems to create your scaffold, cutting these back to varying lengths, from one to two feet above ground level.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
But the most spectacular works are the 10- and 11-foot lengths of parchment that dramatize the way medieval architects conceived their spiritual ladders to heaven.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
But the team behind the new work, based in Spain, was working with bulk nanotube fibers, which are a mixture of nanotubes of various lengths bundled into a larger fiber, with most individual nanotubes oriented along the fiber’s long axis.
—ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
The footage and the rescue group’s social media posts have drawn attention to Baby Twister’s story, shining a light on both the destructive power of the storm and the lengths people will go to save even the smallest lives caught in its path.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
China now accounts for about 60% of global REE production — and Beijing is willing to go to great lengths to maintain its supply chain dominance.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Broken lengths of irrigation piping lie scattered in the dust.
—Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
The Fort Lauderdale Police Department released footage detailing the lengths officers went to capture the suspect, Christian Bouie.
—Abby Dodge, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
Maintain several stems to create your scaffold, cutting these back to varying lengths, from one to two feet above ground level.
—Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 24 Apr. 2026
But the most spectacular works are the 10- and 11-foot lengths of parchment that dramatize the way medieval architects conceived their spiritual ladders to heaven.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 23 Apr. 2026
But the team behind the new work, based in Spain, was working with bulk nanotube fibers, which are a mixture of nanotubes of various lengths bundled into a larger fiber, with most individual nanotubes oriented along the fiber’s long axis.
—ArsTechnica, 23 Apr. 2026
The footage and the rescue group’s social media posts have drawn attention to Baby Twister’s story, shining a light on both the destructive power of the storm and the lengths people will go to save even the smallest lives caught in its path.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Apr. 2026
China now accounts for about 60% of global REE production — and Beijing is willing to go to great lengths to maintain its supply chain dominance.
—Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Broken lengths of irrigation piping lie scattered in the dust.
—Julie Bourdin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lengths
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In these plans, recalled Douglas Vakoch, president of Messaging Extraterrestrial Intelligence (METI) International in San Francisco, huge diagrams would be etched on large expanses of land here on Earth.—
Leonard David,
Space.com,
23 Apr. 2026
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Large expanses of glass keep the outdoors in constant view, so the house shifts with the light throughout the day.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
23 Apr. 2026
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These are distances hard to fathom.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Trainers release them at incrementally greater distances — 5 miles, then 10, 20, 50, and 75.—
Sharyn Alfonsi,
CBS News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Population growth is fueling the need for expansions, Sapp said, as Catholics are among the many people relocating to Charlotte from the Midwest and Northeast.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 28,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Apr. 2026
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More expansions in the near term In the near term, Wall Street thinks the company will continue vertical investments and expansions, both upstream and downstream from its core GPU business.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
27 Apr. 2026
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The North Star is about thirty degrees from Dubhe, or roughly three of your fist-widths held at arm’s length.—
Mike Lynch,
Twin Cities,
19 Apr. 2026
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Physical changes include safer pedestrian crossings and a potential reduction in lane widths along Hesperian Boulevard, Mission Boulevard and Jackson Street to naturally slow traffic.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
17 Apr. 2026
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For Black travelers along Route 66, that put a vital importance on knowing where to find places listed in the Green Book, or places like the Threatt Filling Station, between long, perilous stretches of their journeys.—
Jonathan Bullington,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Playa S'Arenal, Ibiza No list of beaches in Spain would be complete without mention of the beautiful sandy stretches on the island of Ibiza.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Apr. 2026
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“Lengths.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lengths. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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