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1
as in calculated
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
glance over the pattern and try to gauge how much fabric you'll need
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2
as in measured
to find out the size, extent, or amount of
very difficult to gauge how upset he really is by his controlled reaction
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Recent Examples of gauged
Having escaped disaster and gauged the full extent of American self-deterrence, Putin began putting pressure on Ukraine’s neighbors and suppliers.
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Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Measurements and measurables can be gauged in this sport if there is a 4th-and-goal situation, a pass that just missed, a tackle that just missed.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Self-compassion was gauged by how kindly people treat themselves in difficult moments.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
This test gauged high-speed coordination, timing, force modulation, and endpoint accuracy.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
One such factor might be the user awareness of AI, gauged by their literacy about AI and the assigning of a magical aura to AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Robert Kagan, The Atlantic, 10 Sep. 2025
Measurements and measurables can be gauged in this sport if there is a 4th-and-goal situation, a pass that just missed, a tackle that just missed.
—Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Self-compassion was gauged by how kindly people treat themselves in difficult moments.
—New Atlas, 10 Sep. 2025
This test gauged high-speed coordination, timing, force modulation, and endpoint accuracy.
—Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
One such factor might be the user awareness of AI, gauged by their literacy about AI and the assigning of a magical aura to AI.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauged
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The exchange calculated that California consumers on exchange plans would see an average premium increase of 97% if the credits are not extended.—
Paul Sisson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Sep. 2025
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District leaders had warned against comparisons because the new scores were calculated so differently.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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At a mean photon number of 11, the researchers measured bit-flip times ranging between 33 and 60 minutes at a 95 percent confidence interval.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Sep. 2025
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Firearms industry veteran Rob Pincus, who runs his own training regime, Personal Defense Network, looked skeptically at the new program, but was measured in his critique.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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There’s a few markets that have figured it out, but not enough.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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At that point, Shildt figured implementation in the majors was only a matter of time.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Sep. 2025
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China is estimated to have over 1,000 nuclear warheads by 2030.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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It’s estimated that, because of the mass burning of fossil fuels, the average temperature throughout the world rose a single degree Celsius during the nineteenth century.—
Ed Simon
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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Artwork will be judged by a panel of artists and art educators.—
Caroline Ritzie,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
28 Sep. 2025
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When each channel is judged in isolation, attacks succeed.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Gauged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauged. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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