as in compared (with)
to come near or nearer to in character or quality
he always worried about measuring up to his older brother
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Defensive moxie Unlike Butler’s offensive talents, which could be approximated by Melton, Kuminga and more shotmaking by Curry, Butler’s versatile defense cannot be replicated by just one player.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
23 Jan. 2026 -
Rounded shapes are flattened or approximated with broad planes, so that clothes aren’t worn by the figures so much as blocked on, like shadows.—
Zachary Fine,
New Yorker,
19 Jan. 2026
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“Measured up (to).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measured%20up%20%28to%29. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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