ADMEASURES Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

admeasures

verb

present tense third-person singular of admeasure

as in hands out

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When the officer asked the older teen to take his hands out of his pockets, the GBI said the teen passed a handgun to the 16-year-old, who ran off.

— Dan Raby, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026
Video shared by the sheriff’s office captures the deputy confronting Wooten and repeatedly ordering him to take his hands out of his pockets, turn around and get on his knees.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of hands out

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The mules, which retail for $449, are defined by their clean lines and sculpted with a flattering low-cut vamp, a pointed peep-toe and a sleek 100-mm stiletto heel, which measures 4 inches.

— Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 13 Nov. 2026
Its vast new home, the Vault, is situated inside a former Amazon fulfillment center in Romulus, another Detroit suburb, and measures 79,000 square feet (7,339 square meters).

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2026

Definition of measures

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If the vote to confirm Jeffries as speaker splits along party lines, Democrats would still hold a roughly 80-vote advantage.

— Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2026
Franklyn, who splits her time between New York and Italy with her husband, is back in town for a packed month of press.

— Anna Tingley, Variety, 10 Nov. 2026

Definition of splits

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While the demand for aid has grown steadily in recent years, demand for the federal Low-Income Household Energy Assistance Program funds that the state doles out via the CEAP program has not.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
Nicholson said reforms to how the state doles out special education funding is one possible solution.

— Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of doles out

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From there, they’re eased gently into a bagel machine that divides the dough into rings.

— HubSpot, HubSpot, 30 Oct. 2026
The collapse of institutional rivalry The separation of powers divides authority among the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government to prevent too much power from becoming concentrated in any one place.

— Stephanie A, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of divides

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But what happens when a chatbot dispenses advice on more sensitive topics typically reserved for experts, such as human health?

— Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
As for application, the product dispenses from a cooling metal tip—yet another benefit for depuffing—and just a few dots do the trick.

— Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 7 Oct. 2026

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