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as in expansion
a wide space or area
vowed that he would journey the lengths of the earth to find her
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as in distance
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 length
Because of these variations in length, meteorological seasons were created.
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Mariyam Muhammad, Cincinnati Enquirer, 13 Jan. 2026
This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
—Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 13 Jan. 2026
Letters are subject to editing for clarity and length.
—Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Jan. 2026
Rodgers, 42, spoke at length in support of not just Tomlin, but also his former head coach from his time with the Green Bay Packers, Matt LaFleur.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 13 Jan. 2026
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The federal government pays 90% of the costs of Idaho’s Medicaid expansion, which as of early 2025 provided access to care for about 90,000 lower-income Idaho residents who earn too much to qualify for standard Medicaid but not enough for private insurance discounts.—
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Washington’s neutrality preserved the republic’s future, enabling economic expansion under the funding system Hamilton designed, territorial growth through the Louisiana Purchase and beyond, and eventual emergence as a great power capable of tipping global balances.—
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Plans for the final buildings in Oceanside’s 25-year-old, nine-block downtown master plan were approved on a 3-2 vote Wednesday after the developer agreed to widen the distance between the two structures.—
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Leave plenty of distance between you and the vehicle in front of you to account for sudden stops or changes in the traffic pattern.—
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These different, yet related, sights are all found within the nearly 30,000-acre expanse of Arenal Volcano National Park in north-central Costa Rica.—
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In the follow-up to his first novel, Lincoln in the Bardo, Saunders again uses the liminal space between life and death — and a specter nostalgic for life as a guide — to examine grief, guilt, and the expanses and limitations of empathy.—
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Unlike skinny jeans, this style is fitted through the thigh and keeps a consistent width through the ankle, resulting in a tailoredlook.—
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Decisions on sidewalk and street widths, directionality and signal timing need to be determined by what is best for pedestrians, not by traffic engineers who inevitably favor the flow of cars and trucks.—
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Crafted from 100% cotton, the fabric delivers the soft stretch and cozy feel of your favorite T-shirt while being gentle on the skin.—
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Last week, as drivers got back to their routine commutes after the holiday stretch, prices jumped.—
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Conrad Harder, a bull of a centre-forward who moved from Sporting CP in the summer, was able to show the breadth of his game before the break.—
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The new unveiling marks Zendaya’s 10th Madame Tussauds figure overall, highlighting the breadth of her career and public influence.—
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“Length.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/length. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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