as in size
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something
the measurement of the average house lot in that neighborhood is half an acre
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Recent Examples of measurement
Mayor Cherelle Parker and other officials announced Wednesday the launch of Breathe Philly, a series of 76 ground-level air quality monitors that provide hourly air quality measurements across each of the city's districts.
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Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
This group of draftees will evolve drastically over the next two months, with combine measurements and performance serving as a major launchpad for players’ stock.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
Dallas’s score on the HRC’s Municipal Equality Index, which aggregates policy data to create a relative measurement of LGBTQ+ inclusion, dropped from a full score of 100 in 2024 to 93 in 2025.
—William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
What’s more, the gut’s corrosive, enzyme-rich environment can foul sensors in multiple ways, interfering with measurements and adding noise to the data.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
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Alexandra Simon, CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
This group of draftees will evolve drastically over the next two months, with combine measurements and performance serving as a major launchpad for players’ stock.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 18 Feb. 2026
Dallas’s score on the HRC’s Municipal Equality Index, which aggregates policy data to create a relative measurement of LGBTQ+ inclusion, dropped from a full score of 100 in 2024 to 93 in 2025.
—William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
What’s more, the gut’s corrosive, enzyme-rich environment can foul sensors in multiple ways, interfering with measurements and adding noise to the data.
—IEEE Spectrum, 18 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for measurement
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The Ranger Road megafire is the largest, scorching more than 283,000 acres in Oklahoma and Kansas — an area nearly twice the size of Chicago.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
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My 270-square-foot Deluxe Room was cozy without being cramped, not an easy feat considering its size.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
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Now, the story is making its way to the stage, adding yet another dimension to a narrative that has proven its enduring power.—
Hanna Wickes,
Miami Herald,
13 Feb. 2026
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Callie is popular and vivacious, perpetually surrounded by admirers and various hangers-on (Audrey Grace Marshall’s Cara is hellbent on usurping Minnie’s place in Callie’s life, while her himbo-esque boyfriend Brad is given wonderful dimension through Beck Nolan’s sneaky-good performance).—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Measurement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measurement. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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