admeasured

verb

past tense of admeasure
as in handed out

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  1. handed out
  2. measured
  3. divided
  4. dispensed
  5. doled out
  6. administered
  7. split
  8. dealt
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  • Then it was brought down again to £10m because of unspecified fines that had apparently already been handed out.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Small Businesses Should Think Long-Term The health of an entrepreneurial ecosystem should not be measured by how many grants are handed out or how many pitch competitions are hosted each year.
    — AllBusiness, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
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  • The researchers compared each graduate’s actual first employer against every other firm that plausibly could have hired them, then measured how the presence of fellow Ivy Leaguers at those firms shaped where graduates actually landed.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Success should be measured not simply by enrollment or program completion, but by employment, wages, retention, and career advancement.
    — Emma Pfohman, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of measured
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  • Via a points system, entrants will not only compete for prize money in individual races but also vie for a $5 million prize pool divided up based on the series’ final standings.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Congressional Republicans are headed into the home stretch ahead of a crucial midterm election year bitterly divided over their competing legislative priorities.
    — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of divided
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  • Addicts could bring their heroin and cocaine to a 13-seat center where staff dispensed needles, swabs, and sterile water to cook the drugs and offered advice on vein maintenance.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Instead of seeing him as a future Hall of Famer who should be a franchise pillar, the Royals dispensed him to Houston in 2004 in a three-way trade that brought them back catcher John Buck, third baseman Mark Teahen and pitcher Mike Wood.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Definition of dispensed
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  • When asked about the punishment doled out for fumbling the football, which is the ultimate cardinal sin of the sport, De’Von Achane seemingly thought creating one was a good idea, and pledged to get back to the media with an idea.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • The game’s template solidified over the course of four Game Changer installments, doled out once per season until Make Some Noise became a stand-alone show in 2022.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Definition of doled out
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  • The project is administered by the Bureau of Engineering and Construction, Office of Construction, District 3 in New Haven, according to the DOT.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026
  • As the first medication was administered, Constance began to sing.
    — Sai Rajagopal, STAT, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of administered
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  • As Ford Field Park is being set up with fun rides, Dearborn residents are split over the new curfew rule.
    — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Now the county is split among three districts that extend outward like spokes into rural areas.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of split
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  • There’s been a lot of talk about the more than $70 million coming off the Blue Jays’ books this winter and the expiring contracts that could be dealt on deadline day.
    — Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • He was dealt to Chicago, along with two future second-round pick swaps and cash considerations, in exchange for the 38th overall pick.
    — Tony East, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
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