measured (up)

verb

Definition of measured (up)next
past tense of measure (up)
as in came (to)

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  1. matched
  2. approached
  3. touched
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  • The tickets matched four of the five white balls drawn, 6-37-54-55-64, and the red Powerball 10.
    — Madeline Bartos, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Two additional tickets sold in California and Maryland matched all five white balls and won $1 million each, according to Powerball.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of matched
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  • Cue forward Josh Windass revealing on camera how James, as one of those who had worn the armband during the season, had approached him about setting up a meeting with just the players present.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Even in the nineteenth century, before the neuronic machinery of the retina was fully understood, biologists approached the eye with wonderment.
    — E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of approached
Verb
  • The mark would say that Claude touched it, not that Claude made it.
    — Anisha Sircar, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • And for those of you who’ve spent many happy hours laughing at the Road Runner getting the better of his fanatical pursuer, you’ll be touched to discover that the two have a mutual respect and are even — gasp — friends.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of touched
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“Measured (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measured%20%28up%29. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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