measure (out)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for measure (out)
Verb
  • Since your order for the table is always a dozen oysters on the half shell, why not dish out the same for your Christmas tree?
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 21 Oct. 2025
  • At Vinyl Pies Pizza After suffering immense damage from Hurricane Helene, this beloved local restaurant is back up and running, dishing out their signature pizzas, salads, and desserts pizzas.
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The inaugural Adriatic Film & TV Awards (AFA Awards) have been handed out to honor the region’s best achievements in film and television, with Croatian Oscar contender Fiume o morte!
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The Lord of Karma doesn’t allow shortcuts or hand out easy rewards; its wisdom is sacred and earned through experience.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Over the past decade, Antifa International’s defense fund has doled out over $250,000 to more than 800 antifascists from 26 different countries, according to a 10th anniversary post.
    Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
  • And a pair of big market clubs in Los Angeles and Toronto heading to the World Series is good news for players’ bank accounts, based on how MLB doles out playoff pay.
    Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The private pool is perfectly proportioned and shaded terraces invite afternoon snoozes or sunset spritzes.
    Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • 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
Verb
  • The move marks a dramatic break from the government's process to fund the military, which relies on funding appropriated from Congress.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Supporters estimate the tax could generate approximately $100 billion in revenue, which could begin being appropriated in 2027.
    Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The teams split the first two games in Toronto.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
  • Earlier surveys reflected similar divisions, underscoring a community sharply split over his candidacy.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The onslaught of intensity works, thanks to choices the restaurant makes in portioning (not overlarge) and service (not over-rushed), which gives the palate a bit of time to regroup between happy sighs.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Just as importantly, though, cooks engineer plates that are physically easier to share and more generously portioned.
    Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Senate Republicans are trying to divide Democrats on Thursday with a vote that would pay government workers deemed essential who are working without pay during the shutdown.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 22 Oct. 2025
  • In the trailer, Whitney drops the bomb that she is set to start her own MomTok, as the group continues to be divided.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
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“Measure (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measure%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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