ADMEASURING Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

admeasuring

verb

present participle of admeasure

as in measuring

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The beloved Southern breakfast chain is known for staying open through severe weather and often is a measuring stick of a storm's severity.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
The firms declined a skills test at the outset, so the researchers inferred skill gains from random assignment instead of measuring before and after.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of measuring

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In the accompanying video (above), Kondo also describes an ambition to coordinate multiple drones, sharing observations and dividing search tasks.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Oct. 2026
Since rates are computed by dividing the number of cases by the population at risk in a specified time period, then by definition, if the number of cases stays the same but the size of the denominator shrinks, the rates will be higher.

— Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026

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With big-play threats Mosley and Tanook Hines on the field, Maiava looked like an elite Big Ten quarterback dealing the ball in locations only his two ace receivers could catch.

— Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
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

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

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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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Now, the city leaders plan to celebrate Prisco's Family Market Friday, with a party showcasing some of their vendors, handing out free hot dogs and issuing a special proclamation.

— Sara Machi, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
There were pictures of him handing out blankets in northern Syria—but also of him sitting in a tent with a Kalashnikov at his feet.

— Ben Taub, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of handing out

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Beyond splitting up different foods and drinks, the dual-compartment design is also meant so that users can quickly access beverages without pulling the entire cooler out of the car.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
Around them, construction of a new road is splitting the town between those who welcome change and those who see it as an assault on the way things have always been.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of splitting

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Dressings and sauces in dispensing bottles did not have the common name of the foods.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
Eco effort The resort is actively addressing concerns regarding single-use plastic bottles and is working to introduce water dispensing units in the near future.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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