Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for measured (out)
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The use of social media by young people has divided tech executives.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026 -
Today there are more than 30 million Kurds in a contiguous area in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey divided by external borders and historic internal differences.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2026
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The Oscars have been handed out, the after-parties over.—
Gretta Monahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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Two days before he was shot, Fears played 21 minutes and handed out 10 assists.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
19 Mar. 2026
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As of March 3, the agency had doled out 74% fewer competitive, or new, awards than the average for the same period in the 2021-2024 fiscal years, according to an analysis by researchers at Johns Hopkins.—
Anil Oza,
STAT,
17 Mar. 2026
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Ignoring any other benefits, the value of saving those 223 lives was worth $3 billion, almost three times the amount the Active Transportation Program doled out to save them.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Measured (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measured%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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