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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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2
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
With the internet down in Iran, gauging the demonstrations from abroad has grown more difficult.
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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
And the radiation-gauging clothing may also help those at risk of being exposed to higher-than-average levels of radiation on Earth, such as people who run CT scans in medical settings.
—Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Concerns about relationships or work are hovering on the mind, and our imagination is often grinding through spurious scenarios, gauging how to manage these situations.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
In a statement, city spokeswoman Geneva Bosques said that cricket was one of the top requests from residents in a recent city survey gauging public interest in the park.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
The index measures how Americans feel about their personal finances and the overall economy, gauging consumers’ optimism or pessimism, which can influence their spending.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
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
And the radiation-gauging clothing may also help those at risk of being exposed to higher-than-average levels of radiation on Earth, such as people who run CT scans in medical settings.
—Jessica Rendall, Space.com, 12 Dec. 2025
Concerns about relationships or work are hovering on the mind, and our imagination is often grinding through spurious scenarios, gauging how to manage these situations.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
In a statement, city spokeswoman Geneva Bosques said that cricket was one of the top requests from residents in a recent city survey gauging public interest in the park.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 22 Nov. 2025
The index measures how Americans feel about their personal finances and the overall economy, gauging consumers’ optimism or pessimism, which can influence their spending.
—Rachel Barber, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025
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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New information from the show’s calculating power broker Sinatra, portrayed by Julianne Nicholson, revealed otherwise, sending Xavier into unfamiliar territory above ground.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
28 Jan. 2026
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Some sports commentators dive deep into the data, running simulations and calculating expected probability outcomes before making their picks.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 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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Instead of guessing where to start hunting, teams can see a list of concrete issues, tied to actual resources, in a single view.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
28 Jan. 2026
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Such vague commands, the court said, leave agents guessing how to respond during fast-moving protest situations and expose them to possible contempt sanctions.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Jan. 2026
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Competition judging going forward will be conducted in part using artificial intelligence tools to capture the increasingly intricate tricks that action-sports athletes are trying these days.—
David Bloom,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The judging controversy, however, incited a firestorm that was just getting started.—
Natasha O'Neill,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Gauging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauging. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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