MEASURED (OUT) Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

measured (out)

verb

Definition of measured (out)

past tense of measure (out)

as in shared (out)

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Inputs divided by outputs established a unit-cost baseline that CFOs could optimize, benchmark and defend to the board.

— Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Instead, they were restricted to either the north or south sections, which are divided by the highway running over the track.

— Luke Smith, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

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Although fines and suspended bans have been handed out to clubs, and some boys have been frozen out of the game for months until being cleared, few transfers have ever been banned by the five-step process.

— Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Some of the top contenders are already coming into the ceremony as winners after the first round of awards were handed out earlier this month.

— Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of handed out

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The thousands of emergency responders had, as of Wednesday morning, doled out medical treatment to at least 4,070 people throughout several districts as of early Wednesday, officials said.

— Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
Before Tuesday's vote, the punishment has been doled out just 28 other times.

— Claudia Grisales, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

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