Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for measuring (up)
Verb
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For the outing, Swift, 35, wore a Thom Browne RWB stripe-detail polo shirt, which retails for $1,110, with a matching Thom Browne Asymmetric wool miniskirt priced at $2,360.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025 -
The two-pack comes in six different colors with matching lids that include steam release vents, so your soup can reheat evenly and safely with no more splatters.—
Caley Sturgill,
Southern Living,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But videos captured by other observers and members of the public show an ICE agent approaching a Honda Pilot that was stopped on a snowy road and ordering the driver — later identified as Good — to open the door before grabbing the handle.—
Robert Salonga,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Videos of the shooting in Minnesota showed federal agents approaching Good’s SUV stopped in the middle of a neighborhood street.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The warrant stated that one of the children has been diagnosed with PTSD and anxiety, and has also reported having nightmares about Busfield touching him.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
10 Jan. 2026
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Cut any limbs that are crossing or touching one another.—
SJ McShane,
Martha Stewart,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Measuring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measuring%20%28up%29. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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