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as in means
an action planned or taken to achieve a desired result
such new security measures as metal detectors at all the entrances
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as in amounts
a given or particular mass or aggregate of matter
each day prisoners were given only a small measure of rice to live on
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as in standards
something set up as an example against which others of the same type are compared
during the Renaissance, man came to be viewed as the measure of all things
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as in rhythms
the recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity
the song's soft, soothing measures make it a good lullaby
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as in dimensions
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something
a slipcover for the couch that was made to measure
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as in gauges
to find out the size, extent, or amount of
for this experiment, you need to carefully measure all the chemicals before you mix them together
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as in controls
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
he carefully measured his response to the provocative question
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Recent Examples of measures
Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Instead, the aim would be to take measures to assess where AI is low on mental health capacities and shore it up overall.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Responders are establishing diking and damming measures to divert the potential fluid down a grade into a commercial holding area.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Outbreak control measures often rely on external people to distribute resources or provide medical and technical support.
—Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 23 May 2026
District Chancellor Mojdeh Mehdizadeh and County Counsel Thomas Geiger deserve credit for clearly noting in the official voter information guide that property owners are still paying taxes for the district’s prior bond measures.
—East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Some of the key issues Porter is running on are affordability, housing, homelessness and progressive tax measures.
—Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026
Mining disasters have been common although authorities had implemented measures to improve safety over the past years.
—CBS News, 23 May 2026
There was some progress on issues like tax credits, while other measures, like AI regulations and new labor requirements, could introduce new burdens on a range of industries, groups argue.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
Adam Williams
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
This is due to too many undercard fights, Netflix airing ads during their live events, as well as the streamer milking the whole endeavor for as long as possible to increase their viewership numbers, since Netflix measures its viewership by views multiplied by hours watched.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 May 2026
Aronimink measures well under 7,400 yards — short, in comparison to its peers.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 May 2026
The scale measures the autonomy based on factors like human independence, environmental complexity and mission complexity.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Restaurants take notice There’s no data available that measures how GLP-1s are affecting Miami diners’ behavior.
—Connie Ogle
updated May 15, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
The platform measures two inches.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Instead, Fonseca measures progress by steady improvement.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Specifications The Si-o-Se Pol measures about 970 feet (296 meters) in length and 46 feet (14 meters) in width.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Noun
Under both measures, only small businesses would qualify.
—Jack O'Connor, Chicago Tribune, 24 May 2026
Instead, the aim would be to take measures to assess where AI is low on mental health capacities and shore it up overall.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Responders are establishing diking and damming measures to divert the potential fluid down a grade into a commercial holding area.
—Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 23 May 2026
Outbreak control measures often rely on external people to distribute resources or provide medical and technical support.
—Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 23 May 2026
District Chancellor Mojdeh Mehdizadeh and County Counsel Thomas Geiger deserve credit for clearly noting in the official voter information guide that property owners are still paying taxes for the district’s prior bond measures.
—East Bay Times Editorial, Mercury News, 23 May 2026
Some of the key issues Porter is running on are affordability, housing, homelessness and progressive tax measures.
—Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 23 May 2026
Mining disasters have been common although authorities had implemented measures to improve safety over the past years.
—CBS News, 23 May 2026
There was some progress on issues like tax credits, while other measures, like AI regulations and new labor requirements, could introduce new burdens on a range of industries, groups argue.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
Verb
The interior measures 33 sq m (355 sq ft) and is finished in what looks like drywall, with its wood tones and white walls creating a Scandi feel.
—Adam Williams
may 17, New Atlas, 17 May 2026
This is due to too many undercard fights, Netflix airing ads during their live events, as well as the streamer milking the whole endeavor for as long as possible to increase their viewership numbers, since Netflix measures its viewership by views multiplied by hours watched.
—Marlow Stern, Variety, 17 May 2026
Aronimink measures well under 7,400 yards — short, in comparison to its peers.
—Brendan Quinn, New York Times, 16 May 2026
The scale measures the autonomy based on factors like human independence, environmental complexity and mission complexity.
—Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 15 May 2026
Restaurants take notice There’s no data available that measures how GLP-1s are affecting Miami diners’ behavior.
—Connie Ogle
updated May 15, Miami Herald, 15 May 2026
The platform measures two inches.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 May 2026
Instead, Fonseca measures progress by steady improvement.
—Merlisa Lawrence Corbett, Forbes.com, 9 May 2026
Specifications The Si-o-Se Pol measures about 970 feet (296 meters) in length and 46 feet (14 meters) in width.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for measures
Noun
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The rooms The rooms here were last renovated in 2017—just a hair earlier than Four Seasons One Dalton Street’s rooms, which opened in 2019, but are by no means old or inferior.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 May 2026
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Some viewers even felt its liberal use of absurdity in fact grounded the show in the real world compared to the high-minded weepies on daytime, achieving honesty through nontraditional means.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Noun
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When subjected to stress, the sponge-like matrix allows the material to deform predictably and absorb vast amounts of kinetic energy rather than snap.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 May 2026
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Those amounts translate to roughly a half-cup to one cup of cooked beans, peas, or lentils.—
Stephanie Anderson Witmer,
Health,
19 May 2026
Noun
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The defense called just one witness – an expert in education administration and school safety who testified Parker did not breach professional standards or act with indifference.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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On top of misquoting statutes and misrepresenting legal standards, the filing also made broad claims about what constitutes doxing without citing a single case to support their stance.—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
18 May 2026
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More than a decade later, hantavirus cruise passengers are experiencing some of the same rhythms of confinement Brantly remembers from his time inside Emory’s isolation unit.—
Rebecca Cohen,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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Even the rhythms of the editing feel very 1990s, which no doubt help this appeal to older millennial dads nostalgic for their wilder years.—
Leslie Felperin,
HollywoodReporter,
15 May 2026
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What was unexpected, though, was the stark difference between the different geometric features’ fractal dimensions—especially for the surprisingly smooth coastlines.—
Alex Music,
Scientific American,
16 May 2026
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Based on the dimensions of its humerus and femur, the corresponding hind leg bone, the researchers estimated Nagatitan’s body mass at 25 to 28 tons.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
15 May 2026
Verb
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Several stock market gauges around the world — from the US to Taiwan — have now erased all their losses since the start of the Iran war, as financial markets price in a possible path to peace.—
Pratigya Vajpayee,
Bloomberg,
15 Apr. 2026
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Big Deal New research by Bain & Company gauges CFOs' AI spending plans.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
14 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Beijing controls the supply chain for many obscure minerals that are critical components of smartphones, cars and weapons.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
18 May 2026
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One of these groups, the M23 Movement, controls parts of neighboring North Kivu Province.—
Zachary Folk,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026
Noun
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And after 134,387 steps — which breaks down to about 67 miles — my feet still felt surprisingly fresh, with no aches or sweaty toes.—
Toni Sutton,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
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The court found Italian authorities had known since 1988 about the toxic pollution, blamed on the Camorra crime syndicate that controls waste disposal, but failed to take necessary steps to protect residents’ lives.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
23 May 2026
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“Measures.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measures. Accessed 24 May. 2026.
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