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as in gauging
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 controlling
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 measuring
It was intended as a visual aid for journalists like me accompanying the team of scientists measuring the pace at which water flows off this glacier.
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NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
The sculptural heel on the patent leather pumps measures around four inches, but Ferragamo also offers the style in a shorter version, with a kitten heel measuring two inches.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Officials identified the whale shark seen at Khao Laem Ya-Mu Ko Samet National Park as a young male measuring about 13 feet long.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
With their son’s pancreas no longer functioning, Damiano and Milgrome had to take over the organ’s work by measuring every gram of carbohydrate David ate and dosing the right amount of insulin.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
The Henley Passport Index is one of several rankings measuring passport potency in this regard and, for the first time in its 20-year history, the US passport has fallen out of its top 10 list altogether.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
With most measuring 210–290 square feet, the nine standard rooms aren’t large, but they’re smartly outfitted with midcentury-modern furnishings and colorful wool blankets.
—Adam H. Graham, AFAR Media, 14 Oct. 2025
The lot of the unit is substantial, measuring 8,023 square feet.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The stronger move would’ve been to frame the track around the pressures of being the woman on top, and the weight of other women measuring themselves against her.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
NPR, 15 Oct. 2025
The sculptural heel on the patent leather pumps measures around four inches, but Ferragamo also offers the style in a shorter version, with a kitten heel measuring two inches.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Officials identified the whale shark seen at Khao Laem Ya-Mu Ko Samet National Park as a young male measuring about 13 feet long.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
With their son’s pancreas no longer functioning, Damiano and Milgrome had to take over the organ’s work by measuring every gram of carbohydrate David ate and dosing the right amount of insulin.
—Carrie Arnold, Scientific American, 14 Oct. 2025
The Henley Passport Index is one of several rankings measuring passport potency in this regard and, for the first time in its 20-year history, the US passport has fallen out of its top 10 list altogether.
—Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2025
With most measuring 210–290 square feet, the nine standard rooms aren’t large, but they’re smartly outfitted with midcentury-modern furnishings and colorful wool blankets.
—Adam H. Graham, AFAR Media, 14 Oct. 2025
The lot of the unit is substantial, measuring 8,023 square feet.
—Bay Area Home Report, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
The stronger move would’ve been to frame the track around the pressures of being the woman on top, and the weight of other women measuring themselves against her.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for measuring
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Flip invented the Wheezer Scale for gauging the difficulty of hiking up hills.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Oct. 2025
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Just over half of Wisconsin's third- through eighth-graders met, or exceeded, state standards for math and English language arts on last spring’s Forward Exam, a statewide standardized test gauging whether Wisconsin schoolchildren are meeting benchmarks in core subjects.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
25 Sep. 2025
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By controlling the pressure inside the robot’s body and the temperature of the actuators, the researchers were able to steer it through intricate paths.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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The deal includes an option to build to a controlling stake in 2028.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Los Angeles County district attorney at the time, George Gascón, was reexamining their case and weighing whether to ask the court to reconsider their life sentence.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Worthy isn’t the biggest player on the field, standing 5-foot-11 and weighing 165 pounds.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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An airport spokesperson cited county policy regulating airport communications in saying the video wouldn’t be seen at MIA.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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At a minimum, this means more states following Utah and California to pass laws regulating the technology, and police departments following the best practices recommended by the technology companies.—
Andrew Guthrie Ferguson,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
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By comparing two types of borosilicate glass, one containing magnesium and one without, the team discovered that the diffusion of boron atoms depends strongly on the glass composition and the time it has been exposed to water.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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And then the English joined in, claiming that Joseph of Arimathea brought the holy grail containing the blood and sweat of the crucified Christ to Glastonbury.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
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Wingtech is already on a US blacklist amid broader pressure aimed at curbing Beijing’s tech advances.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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China's official gauge for manufacturing activity showed a smaller-than-expected contraction in September as Beijing intensified its efforts aimed at curbing industrial overcapacity amid sluggish domestic demand and global trade disruptions.—
Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That might be called keeping your options open, but considering Martin has written comedy and now drama, releases music, writes books, co-hosts a popular podcast and has also started selling their artwork, these ambitions don’t feel lofty.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
12 Oct. 2025
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Relax by the wood-burning stove or in the bath that offers superb vistas of the water—all while keeping an eye out for wildlife, including sheep.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
12 Oct. 2025
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The leather straps for restraining limbs are still there on opposite ends underneath stacks of paper.—
Nick Romano,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 2025
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Darcy said that when a person is resisting officers, their knowledge of the person having pre-existing medical conditions is not enough to prevent them from restraining someone combative.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Measuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measuring. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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