measure (out)

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Verb
  • Throughout the show, Golden holds court as host, dishing out advice, zingers and questions, a big-haired, brunette mix of Carol Burnett and Dolly Gallagher Levi.
    Ryan P. C. Trimble, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • Roy scored 15 goals and dished out 16 assists for 31 points in 71 games for the Knights during the 2024-25 season.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Verb
  • The event will also see festival awards handed out across such categories as best feature film, best performance, best screenwriting, people’s choice, jury’s choice, mare nostrum, lifetime achievement, career achievement and Malta film legend.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2025
  • Present at Leadership Blue and handing out blue jolly ranchers to attendees, David Jolly, the former Republican congressman who announced his run for governor of Florida as a Democrat on June 5, said Florida is ready for a change and ready to build a coalition that leads with democratic values.
    Siena Duncan, Miami Herald, 22 June 2025
Verb
  • But scandal soon erupted after officials at Loretto, including Ahmed, were accused of improperly doling out COVID-19 vaccinations soon after the shots became available.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 24 June 2025
  • Under the new distribution system in Gaza, tens of thousands of Palestinians have been forced to travel long distances, including in areas controlled by the Israeli military, to reach a handful of aid sites sprinkled across the enclave, with limited supplies being doled out each day.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC news, 18 June 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Generally, composite bats offer larger barrels while feeling lighter when swung because of how they are proportioned.
    Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Verb
  • The parliamentarian ruled against several provisions of the bill under the Commerce Committee’s jurisdiction, including a section that appropriated $250 million to Coast Guard stations on South Padre Island, Texas, damaged by fire in 2025.
    Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 21 June 2025
  • Much of this money has been appropriated by Congress, where bipartisan majorities have consistently voted in favor of providing funding to Israel’s Iron Dome.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 13 June 2025
Verb
  • That allowed Igor Jesus to put Botafogo in front to stay shortly before the intermission, splitting a pair of PSG defenders to run on to Jefferson Savarino’s perfectly weighted through ball, then beating keeper Gianluigi Donnarumma from the top of the box.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2025
  • Boomers’ children aren’t getting hitched as easily, and those who do are less likely to split up.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 June 2025
Verb
  • But between shopping for ingredients, portioning them out, and finding space to store all the superfoods—from açaí to spirulina—making a smoothie from scratch every morning can feel like a lot.
    Betty Gold Kider, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 June 2025
  • After its time in bourbon casks, the whiskey was portioned into: French Muscat casks, which added floral and earthy notes—lavender, honey, even something savory.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • The brand’s production is divided between Paris and Istanbul, the latter being a city with family ties for India.
    Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 30 June 2025
  • The Oval Office’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ has divided opinion, after estimates from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found the policies would cost the poorest Americans roughly $1,600 a year while increasing the income of the wealthiest households by an average of $12,000 annually.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 29 June 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 Jul. 2025.

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