measures (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of measure (up)
as in comes (to)

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  1. approaches
  2. matches
  3. touches
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  • The partial eclipse here approaches 30%, and the park's lakeside campgrounds provide convenient overnight access for Perseid watching later that evening.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 19 July 2026
  • The man then approaches the stage, leaving Barrymore and Rapp visibly confused.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 17 July 2026
Definition of approaches
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  • Work creeps in that no longer matches the role, the individual's strengths or what the organization needs most right now.
    — Karen Cochran, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • Clark said that no other planet in our solar system so closely matches the early history of our own planet Earth.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of matches
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  • Disability touches every family, every community and, eventually, most of us directly.
    — Keely Cat-Wells, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • The insect naturally turns away when an antenna touches an obstacle.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 18 July 2026
Definition of touches
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