measure (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for measure (out)
Verb
  • First overall pick in the 2025 draft, Paige Bueckers, scored six points and dished out eight assists.
    Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • Meanwhile, other state governments were dishing out huge subsidies toward NFL venues.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Verb
  • Being a brand ambassador could mean handing out samples of food and beverages, or passing out flyers and talking up the company.
    Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 30 July 2025
  • Given that level of uncertainty, teams might be even more inclined to hand out shorter-term contracts and reluctant to ink long-term pacts with anyone short of a star.
    Bryan Toporek, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025
Verb
  • Kris Knoblauch doled out the five-on-five versus elites, favouring Ekholm in 2024-25 (5:44 per game, 57 percent Dangerous Fenwick, 50 percent goal share) over Darnell Nurse (4:41 per game, 56 percent Dangerous Fenwick) and Brett Kulak (4:32 per game, 58 percent).
    Allan Mitchell, New York Times, 30 July 2025
  • Ultimately, hundreds of awards are doled out ranging from Best of Category down through Double Gold, Gold, Silver and Bronze.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 28 July 2025
Verb
  • This can not only help your room feel properly proportioned but can also enable easy flow throughout the space.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
  • The new Leaf is one size smaller than the Equinox EV, which is nearly identically proportioned to Tesla's Model Y SUV.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • The legislation revoked $9 billion in foreign aid and public broadcasting dollars that Congress had previously appropriated.
    David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 29 July 2025
  • The Guild filed a class action lawsuit in May against the NEH and the Department of Government Efficiency for terminating grants that had already been appropriated by Congress.
    GARY FIELDS, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2025
Verb
  • Judkins and his ex-girlfriend had split in December but were rekindling their relationship at the time of the incident, the report shows.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
  • If their parents died, the sisters would split their inheritance.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Make sure to always use a clean knife when portioning butter to keep food particles and bacteria from being introduced.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 27 July 2025
  • Next time, portion out the sauce for your son and be explicit with your directions.
    Andee Tagle, NPR, 24 July 2025
Verb
  • Hamilton County residents are divided on the new lease terms for Paycor Stadium.
    Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 25 July 2025
  • Tesla quarterly revenues by segment Q1 2019–Q2 2025 The column chart shows Tesla’s revenues divided by three segments: automotive, services and other, and energy generation and storage, from Q1 2019 through Q2 2025.
    Arjun Kharpal,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 24 July 2025
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“Measure (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measure%20%28out%29. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.

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