Thesaurus results for MEASURED (UP)

measured (up)

verb

Definition of measured (up)

past tense of measure (up)

as in came (to)

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The Galaxy Watch 9 matched its predecessor exactly, falling short of Samsung's estimate and lasting 26 hours with the always-on display enabled.

— Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
The town recently received a $100,000 grant from the Porter County Community Foundation for the dog park, which will be matched by $100,000 in local fundraising.

— Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

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Smith met the victim at Little Platte Swim Beach, the probable cause statement said, where three men allegedly approached the pair.

— Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
As the agent got out and struggled to arrest Stanley, Morrow approached and touched the arresting agent’s shoulder, video shows.

— Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026

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When governance is embedded in the data itself, organizations can generate authoritative and auditable records of the data that every agent touched, when it was accessed and under what policy conditions.

— Rick Vanover, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
In Hama, the wounds are 44 years old; the city was hollowed out, every family touched by loss.

— Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

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