gauged

variants also gaged
past tense of gauge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gauged In other words, male respectability was gauged by how successfully women’s bodies were regulated. JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025 Having escaped disaster and gauged the full extent of American self-deterrence, Putin began putting pressure on Ukraine’s neighbors and suppliers. 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
Verb
  • This means that filter-feeding oysters would have been able to pass all of Chesapeake Bay’s water through their gills in one day, Mann and Lockwood calculated.
    JSTOR Daily, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
  • If all goes to plan, orders are slated to ship to select countries in June 2026, and delivery costs will be calculated later in the year (ranging between $25-$50).
    Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In 2012, the Stones River Paranormal ghost hunters came with equipment and measured for the presence of spirits.
    Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 30 Oct. 2025
  • That’s why the cheesecake, chicken salad, arroz con leche and pico de gallo in the cooler measured anywhere from 48 to 52 degrees.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Despite the slow start, Green Bay figured it out in the second half.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • My daughter, in all her wisdom and childhood intuition, figured this out right away.
    Christa Carmen, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Melissa generated torrential rains, causing flooding with more than 12 inches of rain estimated, CNN reported.
    Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The four murals went to three separate buyers and are estimated to have collectively fetched $20 million, though no sum has been officially disclosed.
    News Desk, Artforum, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • After all, Kelly was judged on an incredibly harsh scale over his time at LSU compared to most programs, being let go after going 34-14 at the program.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • If two games are to be judged, this is a 76ers team that’s playing with a massive chip.
    Tony Jones, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025

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“Gauged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauged. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.

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