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Recent Examples of Synonyms for measures (up)
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As the game approaches, that’s when Duran picks up the pace with some Eminem or Mac Miller.—
Evan Burke,
Billboard,
22 Sep. 2025 -
The amount of refraction increases so rapidly as the sun approaches the horizon, that its lower limb is lifted more than the upper, distorting the sun's disk noticeably.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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According to the company website, its long-term vision is to build a dynamic marketplace that matches farmers’ output with real-time demand across the food and retail industries, ultimately boosting farm revenues.—
Diana Leyva,
Nashville Tennessean,
25 Sep. 2025
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MoffettNathanson's investment rating matches the majority of analysts on the Street, but its new price target is far above the consensus of nearly $236, according to LSEG.—
Liz Napolitano,
CNBC,
25 Sep. 2025
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Why Disney touches a nerve Lou Mongello started his podcast about Disney, WDW Radio, more than 20 years ago.—
Natasha Chen,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Saramalacara Saramalacara made a splash with 2024’s Heráldica, a thrashing electronic opus that touches on everything from spirituality to rebirth to general internet brainrot.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Measures (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measures%20%28up%29. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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