tape measure
noun
: a narrow strip (as of a limp cloth or steel tape) marked off in units (such as inches or centimeters) for measuring
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Stretching out a dinky tape measure that keeps shimmying or bending or snapping back into the roll.
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Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
14 June 2026
For mapping out small bedrooms, start with a tape measure.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
Ultimately, the team identified the Heaven Sword the old-fashioned way — by scaling the massive tree and dropping a tape measure from the top, according to a study published Friday in the journal Frontiers in Forests and Global Change.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
In one scene, a tape measure is strapped around his midsection to assess fat levels.
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Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
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Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
14 June 2026
For mapping out small bedrooms, start with a tape measure.
—
Yelena Moroz Alpert,
Architectural Digest,
12 June 2026
Ultimately, the team identified the Heaven Sword the old-fashioned way — by scaling the massive tree and dropping a tape measure from the top, according to a study published Friday in the journal Frontiers in Forests and Global Change.
—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
5 June 2026
In one scene, a tape measure is strapped around his midsection to assess fat levels.
—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
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“Tape measure.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tape%20measure. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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