ADMEASURING Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

admeasuring

verb

present participle of admeasure

as in measuring

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Industry reporting has described the vessel as a roughly 9,000-TEU container ship measuring about 270 metres in length.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
Eventually the quilt grew to include 1,920 panels, each measuring 3 feet by 6 feet, the same size as a grave.

— René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

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This multiversal collapse not only erodes the walls dividing fictions but also reconfigures the interface between fiction and reality.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
After being securely held for nearly four decades by one of the most preeminent politicians in California history, the House seat to represent bright blue San Francisco in Congress is up for grabs in November — and dividing the Democratic Party.

— Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

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But when a traumatic encounter sends Tonya spiraling back into addiction—and back into the dangerous orbit of her drug-dealing ex-husband, Ronny (Alexander)—her fragile progress begins to unravel.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
The latest homeless count showed an increase in the number of people living on the street, dealing a setback to a mayor who staked her reputation on the issue.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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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

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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

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There were water trucks, stations handing out sack lunches, and friendly marshals directing people toward their respective routes leading to the Lincoln Memorial.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026
Singer is president and CEO at Los Angeles’ Children’s Institute, the organization handing out the recognition.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026

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Now the focus shifts to at least splitting Games 1 and 2 at State Farm Arena.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026
In 2007, the group adopted a holding-company structure, splitting SK Corporation into SK Holdings, which held stakes in group affiliates, and SK Energy, which took over its energy and chemicals businesses.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026

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Yet while one state agency was running out of patience with the home, Miami-Dade mental health treatment centers, dispensing Medicaid and other state dollars, had clients living there, and several other homes like it.

— Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
This spring, a 5th Circuit order briefly reinstated in-person dispensing nationwide, but thankfully the Supreme Court stepped in to pause that order and preserve access while the case continues.

— Julie F. Kay, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026

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