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also gaging
1
as in estimating
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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as in measuring
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 gauging
Ryan Wrasse, a spokesperson for Senate Majority Leader John Thune, confirmed congressional leaders were gauging support early Thursday evening for fast-tracking the agreement through the Senate.
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Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Another similar assumption is that since LLMs are tuned by AI makers to be sycophantic, the AI might computationally be gauging that the best way to make the user feel good is by going along with a delusion-crafting chat.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
His image has indeed been held aloft by some protesters, though gauging his true level of support inside the country is difficult given the lack of reliable opinion polls and independent media.
—Peter Nicholas, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
But how about gauging the market for valuable vets like Wiggins or Powell?
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
With the internet down in Iran, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Or are the Packers and LaFleur actually gauging the market for a potential head coach trade while leaving the door open to re-upping if nothing better materializes for both sides?
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult.
—CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Whether the labor market continues to muddle through will be key for gauging the health of consumer spending — and its potential effect on corporate profits.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026
Another similar assumption is that since LLMs are tuned by AI makers to be sycophantic, the AI might computationally be gauging that the best way to make the user feel good is by going along with a delusion-crafting chat.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
His image has indeed been held aloft by some protesters, though gauging his true level of support inside the country is difficult given the lack of reliable opinion polls and independent media.
—Peter Nicholas, NBC news, 18 Jan. 2026
But how about gauging the market for valuable vets like Wiggins or Powell?
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 17 Jan. 2026
With the internet down in Iran, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
Or are the Packers and LaFleur actually gauging the market for a potential head coach trade while leaving the door open to re-upping if nothing better materializes for both sides?
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2026
With the internet down in Iran and phone lines cut off, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult.
—CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
Whether the labor market continues to muddle through will be key for gauging the health of consumer spending — and its potential effect on corporate profits.
—John Towfighi, CNN Money, 1 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauging
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Analysts predict that cost reductions will accelerate over the next three years as supply chains expand, with Morgan Stanley estimating that once capacity reaches about 100 GWh, sodium batteries could be more than 30% cheaper than LFP cells.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
31 Jan. 2026
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And premiere projections are trending up, with BoxOfficePro estimating a $1-2 million open last week, but revising to $2-5 million this week.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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Miroslav Aradski, associate vice president of BCA Research's global investment strategy team, said different methods of measuring drawdowns can yield very different conclusions.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
26 Jan. 2026
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Hyperia then automatically slews to the target and performs an operation called astrometry – measuring the precise positions of stars to double-check its accuracy.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
26 Jan. 2026
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Warsh and Druckenmiller don’t tell us his or her income or lifespan, essential factors in calculating one’s Social Security return.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Feb. 2026
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The association also argued that calculating risk based on hypothetical annual consumption levels could create unnecessary alarm and confusion.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
31 Jan. 2026
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And the Rebels, after some early struggles, are suddenly figuring some things out, evidenced by a 10-point win at Utah State on Tuesday in a game they were projected to lose by 16.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Jan. 2026
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Lost amid the euphoria of the first relevant Sharks season in a good long while is the fact that this team is still a collection of kids figuring things out on the fly.—
Dieter Kurtenbach,
Mercury News,
24 Jan. 2026
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Also, the cold weather is forecast to get much worse from Sunday, with temperatures dropping even further and making the time frame for a pause in attacks hard to understand.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
31 Jan. 2026
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But in elite-level sport, there is also a danger in dreading the consequences of making a mistake.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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Part of the fun of The Masked Singer is its interactive element, with the audience provided just enough hints (but not too many) to keep us guessing.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Feb. 2026
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Without the national testing standard that the governors’ petition calls for, we are left guessing at the health impacts on our children and ourselves.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
4 Feb. 2026
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London’s Natural History Museum teamed up with an international judging panel of photography, wildlife, conservation and science experts to select 24 images from a total 60,636 entries submitted from 113 countries.—
Charlotte Reck,
CNN Money,
4 Feb. 2026
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The conformation part of the show began with best of breed judging from the Javits Center on Monday, and group judging continued on Tuesday, on FS1, where Best in Show is awarded.—
Ryan Canfield,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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“Gauging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauging. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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