gauged

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Definition of gaugednext
past tense of gauge

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of gauged The Texas Politics Projects also gauged voter’s opinions on other statewide races set for the November midterm ballot, including the contest for Texas governor. Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 Aug. 2026 In a test call, the bot accurately generated action items and gauged the sentiment as neutral (and not requiring immediate action). John Brandon, PC Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026 At CalPERS, overall performance will be gauged against a passive reference portfolio of 75% global stocks and 25% bonds, though teams will also still have asset benchmarks that will be reported to the board. Bloomberg, Mercury News, 11 June 2026 But normality is gauged by behavior, an individual’s social life. Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026 Does Sharpe have any idea how many teams gauged maturity and studied off-field behavior in prospects as part of their evaluations? Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026 On Monday, lawyers for the two sides gauged potential jurors' views of Musk, Altman and artificial intelligence, leading some to admit to having a negative perception of Musk due to his political views. Alex Harring, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026 The radiation exposure of the Artemis 2 crew will be gauged by Hybrid Electronic Radiation Assessors (HERA) and by small Crew Active Dosimeter badges that the crew will wear. Leonard David, Space.com, 31 Mar. 2026 The Pew Center gauged those sentiments late last year and released the survey results in conjunction with its half-century analysis. Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauged
Verb
  • Around 23,126 people died of alcohol-attributable cancer in 2023, up from 11,361 in 1990, according to the study, which estimated the deaths using a global database of disease mortality and population-level estimates of alcohol exposure.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Nigerians are on track to spend $34 billion on healthcare this year, nearly double the amount spent five years ago, a report by the Health Federation of Nigeria, a non-profit coalition of private sector providers, estimated.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The day’s events are measured in minutes, a ticking clock; the grief in years, a beating heart.
    Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Chickpeas inside the microwave was measured below proper hot holding temperature.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • One more month of inflation data – September – must be known before a precise figure for the 2027 cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits can be calculated and released.
    Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The idea came from James Fishback, who calculated taxpaying households could receive $5,000 based on Musk’s stated goal of saving $2 trillion.
    Isaac Arnsdorf, Washington Post, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • So the team figured the right way to do it would be to put an atom into a superposition of paths, where one path sees the atom thrown upward and has gravity return it to its original location.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 11 Sep. 2026
  • That success has to be re-established this season, but head coach JJ Redick and his staff figured these teams out last season.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But with backup quarterback Drew Lock in the game, Seattle made only a half-hearted attempt at moving the ball downfield, and instead the second quarter ended with a whimper.
    Andrew Greif, NBC news, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The text is written on parchment made from sheep, fleeced, their hides soaked in lime, stretched and dried.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Kuper even guessed Mannion could game plan and call a game just for rushing.
    Zach Berman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Each player secretly writes down a guess, and players who pick correctly gets points equal to the number of players who guessed correctly.
    Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Gauged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauged. Accessed 16 Sep. 2026.

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