Span and Spread

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Span

Span noun - The distance or interval between two points.

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Spread is a synonym for span in extent topic. In some cases you can use "Spread" instead the word "Span" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like distance, length.

Nearby Word: spanned

Spread

Spread noun - A wide space or area.

Usage example: a vast spread of land just waiting to be settled

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Span is a synonym for spread in extent topic. You can use "Span" instead the word "Spread" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as range, distance, expansion.

Nearby Words: spreading, spreader

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How words are described

individual	individual span	individual spread
good	good span	good spread
high	high span	high spread
full	full span	full spread
Other adjectives: low, particular, common, reasonable, single, small, entire, massive, increased, bad, horrible, black, narrow, greater, larger, wide, higher, longer, wider.

Common collocations

life	span life	spread life
world	span world	spread world
stories	span stories	spread stories

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