measured (out)

verb

Definition of measured (out)next
past tense of measure (out)
as in shared (out)

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  1. divided
  2. handed out
  3. doled out
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  • Using her family’s interests as her guide, Gardner divided the yard into distinct zones, with room to entertain, grow vegetables and flowers, and relax.
    — Stephen Orr, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2026
  • Rather than uniting America’s founders, slavery divided the authors of both the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence as a moral issue.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2026
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  • During the ceremony, boxes of Girl Scout cookies would be handed out to the audience—to Leonardo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lawrence and much of the Hollywood establishment.
    — Lynn Godfrey, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • Herrera received one of the boxes that were handed out at a makeshift shelter adjacent to the beach.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of handed out
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  • Like any good Sheridan show, gratuitous violence and clichéd wisdom are doled out with abandon, the spoonful of sugar to help the medicine—in this case ranching gone awry—go down.
    — Alex Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 July 2026
  • Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill gave about $10 billion to NASA to be doled out over six years, but much of those funds are earmarked for specific purposes.
    — Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 30 June 2026
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“Measured (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measured%20%28out%29. Accessed 16 Jul. 2026.

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