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Recent Examples of Synonyms for measures (up)
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That thinking also shapes how the company approaches artificial intelligence.—
Elaine Yu,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Announced during the agency’s Ignition event, the strategy reshapes how NASA approaches both lunar exploration and interplanetary missions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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Food Lion Food Lion is not a restaurant, but its food often matches the quality of one.—
Evan Moore,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Mar. 2026
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This matches what sources told Reuters on Monday.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Etty’s act of solidarity, and her refusal to use her privilege, still touches him very deeply.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
23 Mar. 2026
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The law touches us but here and there, and now and then.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Measures (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measures%20%28up%29. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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