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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
Guo says that as of April, the company has received nearly 20,000 pre-orders for the M1 model, which is capable of gauging facial expressions and starting a conversation if someone appears lonely and can also read books to children.
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Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Fangio said the Eagles looked at Woolen midseason last year while gauging the Seahawks’ interest in trading him.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 May 2026
And pH1 is on the chart in terms of gauging the health of water.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
That gauging one’s goodness or worth by the rubric of productivity is a capitalist lie.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Fotouhi’s memo echoes industry criticism that the program’s scientists are far too conservative in gauging the toxicity of chemicals.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 1 May 2026
Your nose is also a great tool for gauging ripeness.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026
For fans, that means the eye-gauging 12-personnel days are over.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
However, season 4 saw the couple navigating a series of emotional issues, with Connor expressing difficulty gauging Georgie’s interest in the first few episodes.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Rana Wehbe Watson, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Fangio said the Eagles looked at Woolen midseason last year while gauging the Seahawks’ interest in trading him.
—Brooks Kubena, New York Times, 22 May 2026
And pH1 is on the chart in terms of gauging the health of water.
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
That gauging one’s goodness or worth by the rubric of productivity is a capitalist lie.
—Literary Hub, 1 May 2026
Fotouhi’s memo echoes industry criticism that the program’s scientists are far too conservative in gauging the toxicity of chemicals.
—Sharon Lerner, ProPublica, 1 May 2026
Your nose is also a great tool for gauging ripeness.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Apr. 2026
For fans, that means the eye-gauging 12-personnel days are over.
—Noah White, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026
However, season 4 saw the couple navigating a series of emotional issues, with Connor expressing difficulty gauging Georgie’s interest in the first few episodes.
—Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauging
Verb
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Many have done poorly at estimating the gap between a car that gives impressive drives and one ready to be a robotaxi.—
Brad Templeton,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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Nonetheless, some banks remain bullish on the two firms’ prospects, with Nomura estimating SK Hynix stock to hit 4 million won and Samsung Electronics to reach 590,000 won over the next 12 months.—
Joseph Wilkins,
CNBC,
25 May 2026
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The Adaptation and Resilience Investors Collaborative, a consortium of ten development finance institutions, published a framework in 2024 for measuring adaptation impact in ways that are investor-relevant and can be aggregated across portfolios.—
Jamil Wyne,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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The result of a 26-solar-mass black hole merging with a 30-solar-mass black hole over 3 billion light-years away, gravitational wave astronomers were able to pinpoint GW240615 to a region of the sky measuring just 6 square degrees.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
1 June 2026
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Framed in my room was a pre-Hispanic calculating tool that was made from colorful strings and beads.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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But getting from the ground state to a full mathematical description of the reaction will be far more difficult, involving calculating energies for a whole sequence of intermediate chemical states.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
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The very behaviors that created their success—stepping up, taking on more, figuring it out—are the same ones that eventually lead to overwhelm.—
Rodger Dean Duncan,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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The eternally optimistic Canales still seems bullish on Legette figuring things out, but a disappointing start to the season could land him on the trading block by October.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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That being said, Breslow confirmed that the Red Sox have explored making external additions to help the team.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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That has marquee potential with Coloradan star Sophia Wilson making her first club appearance in Denver.—
Braidon Nourse,
Denver Post,
30 May 2026
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But the brothers - who like to keep their followers guessing - have yet to confirm their attendance at the forum.—
Andrew Osborn,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Many of us had been guessing that the centerpiece shoot-out confrontation of the third season would be between Laurie and Alamo’s crews.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
1 June 2026
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Liden’s passageways were most likely rented, judging from the contact information for a Berlin scaffolding company taped to the wall inside one of them.—
Erika Landström,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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The View cohosts are fed up with male politicians, judging by Monday's Hot Topics chat.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 June 2026
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“Gauging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauging. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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