gauged

variants also gaged
past tense of gauge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gauged This is a targeted AI that is to be tested or gauged. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauged
Verb
  • Regressive assessments lead to high-value homeowners paying too little and low-value homeowners paying too much when bills are calculated.
    A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • My mind was quiet while my brain calculated.
    Emily Meg Weinstein September 5, Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Matt Dinkel, Mandolins’ general manager, measured the sidewalk outside at 17 degrees hotter than the dining area.
    Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Researchers measured violent and property crime data from 2023, fatal car accidents, drug overdose deaths and excessive drinking rates.
    Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The left-hander figured his 2017 season would be his last.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Who couldn’t have figured that out?
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The Permian Basin — the country’s largest oil field, which straddles the Texas-New Mexico border — was estimated by a 2024 study to emit the second-most methane of any oil field in the world.
    ProPublica, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Analysts had estimated revenue to come in at $497 million.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 4 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • From a tax perspective, for example, there is danger that individuals with imperfect compliance histories may be judged inconsistently.
    Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • How could she be judged in communication?
    Sarah Larson, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Gauged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauged. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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