Spread and Span

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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. In some cases you can use "Span" instead the word "Spread" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like range, distance, expansion.

Nearby Words: spreading, spreader

Span

Span noun - The distance or interval between two points.

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Synonyms for Span

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

Nearby Word: spanned

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How words are described

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

Common collocations

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

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