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also gaged
1
as in estimated
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
And there were rumors that the Dodgers had gauged trade interest in Hernandez over the winter.
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Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
Markets currently expect the Fed to cut once or twice this year — most likely in June and December, according to futures market pricing gauged by the CME Group’s FedWatch tool.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Battery Life and Power Management The durability of a medical alert system is gauged by its ability to save power when it is most required.
—Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Neither’s production, as gauged by pure receiving yards, stands out.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
The rest either dropped out or were cut during monthly evaluations that gauged if trainees were improving fast enough.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Lucrative, fully remote data science jobs with robust salaries usually require technical proficiencies that are gauged in an interview.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
Johnson even gauged Morton’s interest in joining his staff in Chicago.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
With the original goal of relieving traffic congestion, Nilles gauged telework’s effectiveness with a series of studies.
—Big Think, 24 Nov. 2025
Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
Markets currently expect the Fed to cut once or twice this year — most likely in June and December, according to futures market pricing gauged by the CME Group’s FedWatch tool.
—Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2026
Battery Life and Power Management The durability of a medical alert system is gauged by its ability to save power when it is most required.
—Craig Lebrau, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
Neither’s production, as gauged by pure receiving yards, stands out.
—Andrew Greif, NBC news, 19 Jan. 2026
The rest either dropped out or were cut during monthly evaluations that gauged if trainees were improving fast enough.
—Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 16 Jan. 2026
Lucrative, fully remote data science jobs with robust salaries usually require technical proficiencies that are gauged in an interview.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 13 Jan. 2026
Johnson even gauged Morton’s interest in joining his staff in Chicago.
—Dianna Russini, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2026
With the original goal of relieving traffic congestion, Nilles gauged telework’s effectiveness with a series of studies.
—Big Think, 24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauged
Verb
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It is estimated that there are 500,000 detectable earthquakes in the world each year.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
26 Feb. 2026
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The global market for GLP-1 drugs is around $72 billion and likely to double by 2030, analysts estimated, but Novo’s lead has evaporated and it has been forced into a price war.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
25 Feb. 2026
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Thankfully this time, it won’t be measured in feet.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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The impunity of the powerful was measured by the inefficacy of the outraged.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
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Birthday celebrations in subsequent years seem hardly to have been calculated to kindle a sense of humility.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
21 Feb. 2026
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That November, the New York Times calculated that oil and coal interests had contributed $75 million to his campaign — far short of a billion but still a massive sum.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
20 Feb. 2026
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We’ve been lost in Bangkok but figured it out … after a while.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2026
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The deaths of your parents have figured pretty prominently in the last two records.—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
25 Feb. 2026
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Brown made his film directorial debut with the 2005 documentary Off the Chain, which explored the widespread abuse of American pit bull terriers.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
27 Feb. 2026
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That decision was made without telling the White House first, according to people familiar with the matter.—
Pete Muntean,
CNN Money,
27 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Who would have guessed that hard rock could also be so gentle?—
Catherine Bray,
Variety,
20 Feb. 2026
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Though that may sound like a lot to saddle on a single generation, these spritely young people will likely turn out to be even more extraordinary than anyone could have guessed.—
Sarah Cottrell,
Parents,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Gauged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauged. Accessed 27 Feb. 2026.
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