admeasuring

Definition of admeasuringnext
present participle of admeasure

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for admeasuring
Verb
  • Meteorologists were measuring in feet, not inches for this whopper, as more than three feet of snow were dumped on parts of Rhode Island.
    Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Spanning nearly a quarter of the lunar surface, the crater, which sits on the far side of the moon, is the largest with a diameter measuring roughly 1,550 miles (2,500 kilometers).
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The map keeps Salt Lake County almost entirely within one district, instead of dividing the heavily Democratic population center among all four districts, as was previously the case.
    ABC News, ABC News, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Witnesses said the plane crashed into the fence dividing two homes, prompting a gas leak.
    Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • There have been reports about Florida potentially dealing goaltender Sergei Bobrovsky — on the final year of a seven-year, $70 million contract — as well.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Feb. 2026
  • The Nets gutted their roster and sent out three first-round picks for what amounted to an 80-game Harden rental before dealing him to Philadelphia for Ben Simmons, Andre Drummond, Seth Curry and lesser draft compensation.
    Kristian Winfield, Hartford Courant, 22 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But prorating three years of player profits down to 12 months, as UEFA’s rule does, reduces the immediate efficacy of successful trading in the market, the very strategy that poorer clubs increasingly rely on to climb the ladder.
    Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Households with incomes under $75,000 are allocating less on discretionary categories like travel and experiences than in 2019, while those above $150,000 are allotting more, according to a Bank of America report released last month.
    Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Jan. 2026
  • For years, Marley has been allotting a portion of his concert ticket sales for charity issues.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Since 2011, the Thiel Fellowship has been handing out sizable grants to young people who are willing to drop out of college and launch their businesses.
    Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The work at a syringe exchange center, like the one housed at the Damien Center on Indianapolis' east side, doesn't begin and end with handing out sterile needles.
    Kayla Dwyer, IndyStar, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • For the past three seasons, the Twins have been committed to splitting the workload between Jeffers and Christian Vázquez evenly, alternating between the two to keep each fresh.
    Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The University of Michigan team addressed the longstanding challenge of inefficient photocatalysts when splitting water molecules into hydrogen and oxygen, offering a cleaner alternative to fossil fuel-dependent methods.
    Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • As for the new tunnel, slim it down by dispensing with outmoded technology that the rest of the world has abandoned like bench walls and, most critically, change the alignment of the tunnel.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Destined for the landfill after a few years of dispensing mediocre coffee.
    Michael J. Coren, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2026
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“Admeasuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admeasuring. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.

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