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as in means
an action planned or taken to achieve a desired result
such new security measures as metal detectors at all the entrances
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as in criterion
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
during the Renaissance, man came to be viewed as the measure of all things
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as in rhythm
the recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity
the song's soft, soothing measures make it a good lullaby
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as in size
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something
a slipcover for the couch that was made to measure
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as in to gauge
to find out the size, extent, or amount of
for this experiment, you need to carefully measure all the chemicals before you mix them together
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as in to regulate
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
he carefully measured his response to the provocative question
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Recent Examples of measure
U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
The mountain measures in with a base-to-peak vertical rise of around 18,000 feet, while Mount Everest clocks in at just 17,000 feet.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 8 Mar. 2026
The land contains several monitoring wells to measure groundwater contamination, Jost said.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Taxpayers are ready to back carefully vetted ballot measures mandating — not allowing — outsourcing and implementing 2012’s pension reforms.
—U T Editorial Board, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
The mountain measures in with a base-to-peak vertical rise of around 18,000 feet, while Mount Everest clocks in at just 17,000 feet.
—Karthika Gupta, Travel + Leisure, 7 Mar. 2026
Verb
The Collegiate Consulting study focuses largely on branding and visibility through a metric known as advertising value equivalency (AVE), which measures how much advertising would cost with equivalent exposure.
—Michael McGough, Sacbee.com, 8 Mar. 2026
The land contains several monitoring wells to measure groundwater contamination, Jost said.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 8 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for measure
Noun
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Starting a garden means walking into a hardware store and facing walls of tools engineered to separate you from your cash.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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Trump has tried to continue his tariffs via other means, although his latest across-the-board 15% tariff is limited to 150 days unless Congress votes to extend it.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2026
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Members of Congress now spend remarkable amounts of time raising money.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
10 Mar. 2026
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When the new dealership opens, its annual gross sales are projected at almost $84 million, with 70% of that amount subject to Glenview’s 1% local sales tax, Brady said.—
Jennifer Johnson,
Chicago Tribune,
9 Mar. 2026
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Depending on your criteria, the 19-year-old actor has starred in or appeared in as many as 14 projects involving established IP.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Mar. 2026
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The restaurants were selected by members of the Courier Journal newsroom based on various criteria, including taste, texture, cheese and topping to chip (or tot) ratio, creativity, flavor, and more.—
Amanda Hancock,
Louisville Courier Journal,
6 Mar. 2026
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Protect domestic rhythms to nurture your soul.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Washington went up briefly in the third quarter, powered by guard Avery Howell (18 points), but the Bruins found their rhythm again shortly after.—
Marisa Ingemi,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The larvae, roughly 300 in each poop sample, were each about the size of a grain of sand.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The size of the divide appeared significant during Thursday's debate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Which couples tend to coordinate best Choukmane said the research aims to gauge whether couples coordinate their finances as a household or instead manage their money individually.—
Lorie Konish,
CNBC,
3 Mar. 2026
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Gravitational waves have been proposed as a way of gauging the Hubble constant before, but the issue has been that the accuracy hasn't been there.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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My go-to travel day outfit always includes an oversized shirt, and this linen option is an amazing temperature-regulating style to wear as temperatures begin to rise.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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Many studies suggest that eating breakfast earlier may help regulate blood sugar.—
Merve Ceylan,
Health,
8 Mar. 2026
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Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law and hopefully this can be the first step in long overdue change that needs to occur in Britney’s life.—
Derek Lawrence,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
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Last month, two attorneys summoned reporters to the steps of Beverly Hills City Hall to make a disturbing accusation.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Measure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measure. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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