measure (out)

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Verb
  • Case, a graduate student, dished out six assists, and Hoss, a sophomore, compiled two goals and two assists.
    Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2025
  • The Kiel Institute, based in Germany, has estimated that Washington has dished out nearly $130 billion in government support to Ukraine since the conflict started in February 2022.
    Filip Timotija, The Hill, 1 May 2025
Verb
  • His interest in sports analytics comes from his math teacher father, who handed out rulers to Trick-or-Treaters each year.
    Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2025
  • After many chains rolled out deals for Cinco de Mayo and Teacher Appreciation Week, a handful more companies are handing out promotions for National Nurses Week 2025, will be celebrated May 6-12, according to the American Nurses Enterprise.
    Gabe Hauari, USA Today, 6 May 2025
Verb
  • In the short term, the Red Sox will split playing time at first base between utility man Romy González and infielder Abraham Toro, who was recalled from Triple-A Worcester on Saturday.
    Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 3 May 2025
  • The pair confirmed their relationship on Instagram in October 2020, but appeared to have split sometime in 2021.
    Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 3 May 2025
Verb
  • These multi-tasking marvels have found creative ways to juggle it all, to dole out love, and to pass their wisdom on to their children.
    Rebecca Deurlein, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
  • Five years ago, builder Jared Brunk and his architecture partner and wife Shanna Yates doled out nearly $600,000 for a South Los Angeles parcel holding a traditional California bungalow dating back to the early 1900s.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 7 May 2025
Verb
  • The new 2nd-gen luxury Hyundai Palisade is sharp and beautiful proportioned.
    Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
  • Sorting the correct size was not straightforward, as the Italian tires on the truck were oddly proportioned and on metric measurements.
    Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • It was appropriated $1.2 billion in fiscal year 2024.
    Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 3 May 2025
  • Washington should appropriate at least twice as much funding.
    MICHAEL BROWN, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • What's Next Breastfeeding often divides public opinion, and will likely spark similar debates online in the future.
    Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 May 2025
  • On our trip to Greenville, Victor stopped at a road that divides two burial grounds in town.
    Erika Hayasaki, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
Verb
  • Flour was often portioned out by the grocer in-store–with mixed results.
    Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 1 May 2025
  • The tip is to portion the batter—with no berries—into the individual muffin tin and hand-fold about ¼ cup of berries carefully into each muffin.
    Elizabeth Karmel, Forbes.com, 27 Apr. 2025
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“Measure (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measure%20%28out%29. Accessed 18 May. 2025.

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