measure (up)

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Verb
  • Leaders broadly agreed that the shale revolution has buffered American consumers from the worst of the current energy shock in ways Europe, Asia, and Africa cannot match.
    Rachel Keidan, semafor.com, 7 May 2026
  • And some of the state’s congressional Democrats are worried the impulse to match Republican partisan efforts would be bad for the American electorate.
    Ana Ceballos Follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • Instead, approach him with curiosity.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 7 May 2026
  • One way of approaching this is to go back to our earlier discussion about attitudes.
    Isaac Chotiner, New Yorker, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • The demonstration also touched on various issues that Americans have been facing including the rising cost of food and gas due in part to tariffs, the war in Iran and immigration sweeps that experts have said contributed to a shortage of agricultural workers.
    Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
  • One with Ayo Edebiri, which touched on topics like the Chinatown bus and Ocean’s Eleven.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 May 2026
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“Measure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measure%20%28up%29. Accessed 9 May. 2026.

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