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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
  • Robby stayed home, measuring the time between clusters of seizures in video games and cartoons.
    — Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The tilcayo is slightly smaller than a domestic cat, measuring around 18 inches, with rounded ears.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of measuring
Verb
  • With three points, three cuts can be made, thus dividing the surface into four.
    — Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In its place arose far-right movements in Western Europe and North America dedicated to dividing the world into racial and cultural blocs, divisions often defended in the language of the struggle against terrorism and Islam.
    — Faisal Devji, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of dividing
Verb
  • The inquest testimony about Lizzie’s attempt to purchase prussic acid was also excluded, dealing another major blow to the prosecution.
    — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
  • One hundred years ago, one of the most destructive hurricanes in South Florida history roared ashore, devastating communities, killing hundreds and dealing an economic blow that some historians say took the region decades to fully overcome.
    — Hank Tester, CBS News, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of dealing
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • And then the show was off the races, handing out awards at an impressive pace.
    — Breanne L. Heldman, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2026
  • City had only won once at the home of their rivals in the past four visits, having become used to turning up and handing out a drubbing for the bulk of the Guardiola era.
    — Sam Lee, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of handing out
Verb
  • The couple are actually already settled, splitting their time between Gotham and Miami Beach.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Don't discount the benefits of splitting your money between both account types, either.
    — Matt Richardson, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of splitting
Verb
  • Prescribing, dispensing and enabling the sale of retatrutide — which is still in clinical trials — violate those standards.
    — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The state is challenging the FDA's decision to remove the in-person dispensing requirement, citing states' rights and patient safety concerns.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispensing
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