length

noun

ˈleŋ(k)th How to pronounce length (audio)
Definition of lengthnext
1
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 Their different lengths are intended to offer broadcasters alternative scheduling options. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026 The race starts and ends at The Momentary in Bentonville and two of the three course lengths roll through McDonald County in Missouri. — Glory Reitz, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026 If the extra scripts get converted to an episodic order, that would bring Line of Fire‘s first season to 18 episodes, which would match the season length of a recent NBC drama known for its sophisticated storytelling, This Is Us. — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 Oct. 2026 With few exceptions, Marvel’s Disney+ era has been populated with inessential stories stretched to TV length that better resemble movies. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 12 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for length
Recent Examples of Synonyms for length
  1. expansion
  2. distance
  3. expanse
  4. width
  5. stretch
  6. breadth
Noun
  • In addition to being the league’s most valuable franchise, the Valkyries now hold the record for the fastest advancement to the Finals for an expansion team, making it to the championship in only their second season.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The plan is to grow to 100 million in 2028, once a gas-processing expansion is complete.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of expansion
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  • Jordan Glass captured the destruction from a distance before posting the clips to his Instagram account.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
  • To fix this, researchers used Bayesian hierarchical distance sampling.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of distance
Noun
  • Imagery, in its poetic sense, is unbridled by the laws of the real, unconcerned with replication, devoted instead to the rolling expanse of attempt.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Oct. 2026
  • National monuments are designed to protect specific locations and objects, such as archaeological or historical sites, whereas national parks have a broader purpose including recreation and the preservation of vast expanses of wilderness.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of expanse
Noun
  • Each channel measures roughly half the width of a human hair in depth.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Getty Images The University of Missouri Extension says the width of the brown stripe may be a better indication of the previous winter and spring than a prediction of the upcoming winter.
    — Ray Petelin, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of width
Noun
  • Day-for-night sequences didn’t match from one stretch of the film to the next.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Russ has a solid roster of people from different stretches of Tyson’s life, from childhood friends to gym partners to follow boxers to family members to several of the women who didn’t divorce him or accuse him of rape.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of stretch
Noun
  • If the low-breadth market finally exhausts itself and rolls over, your capital at risk is mathematically capped at that 3%.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But the breadth of the Hamiltons’ story was downsized for the series.
    — Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026
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“Length.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/length. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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