measure (out)

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Verb
  • Burton led the game with 21 points, while hauling in eight rebounds and dishing out six assists.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 July 2025
  • Mabrey does a little bit of everything on the court, scoring over 15 points while also grabbing 5 rebounds and dishing out over 4 assists a night this season.
    Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • Staffers handed out sandwiches, beverages and even canes for those who did not have time to grab their medical equipment in the smoke and flames.
    Holly Ramer, Fortune, 15 July 2025
  • It was repeated in recruiting sessions, one-on-one meetings with HR people, and in the annual Summary Program Description (SPD) booklets handed out to every city worker.
    Marianne Pizzitola, New York Daily News, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • The Primetime Emmy Awards will be doled out at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sept. 14.
    Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
  • The Pistols never rose out of the clubs during their original incarnation and lived off near-starvation wages doled out to them every week by McLaren.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 12 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
  • In fiscal year 2024 and 2025, Congress appropriated $3.3 billion and $3.1 billion, respectively.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • The state has appropriated upward of $2 billion in recovery funds, which could accelerate if the Trump administration follows through on plans to phase out FEMA.
    Scott Cohn, CNBC, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • In spring 2025, American Cruise Lines started to end many of its Columbia and Snake River itineraries—which retrace the path of the Lewis and Clark expedition—at the Lewiston port; the line will split itineraries between Lewiston and its twin city, Clarkston, Washington, just across the river.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
  • If their parents died, the sisters would split their inheritance.
    Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Clean utensils: Use clean utensils when portioning the mayonnaise to avoid introducing bacteria into the mix.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 1 July 2025
  • Use this as a guide to equally cut and portion it out.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Debate at meeting During the board meeting Thursday night, the room was divided between supporters of Mayer, advocates for the students who came forward, and former students who were against Mayer’s employment from being reinstated.
    Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 12 July 2025
  • Know the Signs Cucumbers are typically divided into two main categories: slicing cucumbers and pickling cucumbers.
    Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 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 24 Jul. 2025.

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