admeasures

verb

present tense third-person singular of admeasure
as in hands out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admeasures
  1. hands out
  2. measures
  3. deals
  4. parts
  5. splits
  6. doles out
  7. divides
  8. dispenses
Verb
  • Princess Kate stuns at Wimbledon 2026, hands out tickets to fansNeed a news break?
    — Sameen Chaudhry, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to the Supporting Actor and Actress in a Limited/Anthology series, the FKA Creative Arts ceremony hands out the awards for guest acting in comedy and drama, performance in a short-form series, and character voiceover performance.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 July 2026
Definition of hands out
Verb
  • Time blinks by Kathy Vigiano measures time by how much her youngest son, John, has grown since her husband, NYPD Detective Joseph Vigiano, was killed in the 9/11 terror attacks.
    — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The figures differ from Netflix’s data, which measures views rather than viewers.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of measures
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  • The set further deals her first Top Latin Rhythm Albums entry in nearly seven years, since Mala Santa in 2019.
    — Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Still, the decision deals a severe blow to American alliance credibility.
    — Charlie Campbell, Time, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of deals
Verb
  • Trever parts his hair to the right while his brother styles his combover to the left.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Later, Hamilton parts the sea on his kick scooter, speedily escaping from the hectic press area.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of parts
Verb
  • Earle regularly splits her time between the New Jersey manse and her younger sister Ashtin’s Upper East Side apartment.
    — India Roby, Architectural Digest, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Today, the 77-year-old Minnesota native splits her time between two apartments in Greenwich Village, one upstairs from the other—which serve as her primary residence—and a rustic cabin near Duluth, about 20 miles from her hometown of Cloquet.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of splits
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  • Nicholson said reforms to how the state doles out special education funding is one possible solution.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Although the film doles out answers, there is some economical hand-waving about why the neighborhood has power and running water for so long.
    — William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of doles out
Verb
  • The king arbitrarily gives up his power and divides his kingdom among his children.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
  • There’s always at least one Love Island USA contestant who divides viewers, and for Season 8, that person was Melanie Moreno.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of divides
Verb
  • That unit dispenses prescriptions in CVS' more than 9,000 retail pharmacies and provides other services, such as vaccinations and diagnostic testing.
    — Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The foundation dispenses $350,000 to $500,000 a year, according to the family's attorney, Stephanie Johnson O’Day.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 28 June 2026
Definition of dispenses
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