admeasuring

verb

present participle of admeasure
as in measuring

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admeasuring
  1. measuring
  2. dividing
  3. dealing
  4. prorating
  5. allotting
  6. handing out
  7. splitting
  8. dispensing
Verb
  • The new ship will also be longer, measuring around 16 feet (5 meters) longer than the F-110 at 492 feet (150 meters).
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Governors can help change that by prioritizing and measuring what students know and can do in civics.
    — Lamar Alexander, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of measuring
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  • Pella is currently dividing her time between helping her fiancé study for the law school admissions test and planning her writer friend Owen’s destination wedding off the coast of Rhode Island.
    — Malcolm Forbes, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Netanyahu goes into the election as both the leading candidate and one of the biggest issues dividing voters.
    — Matt Bradley, NBC news, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of dividing
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Jacob Misiorowski, the likely NL Cy Young winner, was dealing triple-digit fastballs the Rays couldn’t handle in the bottom frames.
    — Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Just when Kansas City appeared to be building momentum toward a Sunday night comeback, kicker Harrison Butker missed his second attempt of the night, dealing another blow to the Chiefs’ hopes.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of dealing
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  • Denver could cut his cap number almost in half by guaranteeing him $8-10 million, paying it as a bonus and prorating it out.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The players don’t lose any money, but the team gets to reduce their cap numbers by prorating the signing bonus over the term of the contracts.
    — Jonathan M. Alexander, Houston Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of prorating
Verb
  • Inevitably, team evil has cooler powers, like Sindel’s scream and Kung Lao’s hat of doom, but in addition to allotting an inordinate amount of its combat time to Shao Kahn, who’s just a hulking guy with a hammer, the movie’s big visual idea is characters blasting one another with beams.
    — Alison Willmore, Vulture, 6 May 2026
  • The framework proposes allotting $20 million of it to the Rays.
    — Nicolas Villamil, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026
Definition of allotting
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  • If state Senate and House candidates are not on the ballot in various districts, an entire army of volunteers and supporters will not be knocking on doors and handing out fliers for those local candidates and other Republicans on the ballot.
    — Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Bonci said at her household, her family will be handing out chocolate, because no one wants to go to the dietitian's house and get a baby carrot.
    — John Shumway, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of handing out
Verb
  • The duo released one album together, the influential 1983 LP Enter, before splitting up in 1985.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
  • What Could Be Next Roller choice may keep splitting along a clear line.
    — Ashley Lynch, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of splitting
Verb
  • Multiple bulk containers of sauces and dips in walk-in cooler nearest back loading area have unhandled utensils present in product for dispensing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Artist Caro Yanez is bridging that gap for Charlotte creators with a new micro-gallery dispensing local artwork instead of potato chips.
    — Chase Jordan October 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of dispensing
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