Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for measuring (up)
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At these protests, Patriot Front members wear matching chino pants, blue button-down shirts and white face gaiters.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
4 June 2026 -
Clairvoyant Brewing is tapping its own fresh kegs again after an 18-month beer production halt, launching a Czech pilsner Friday priced at $5 a pint for that day only — matching the price when the Boise brewery opened in 2017.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 June 2026
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Around the same time, Mark and Jacob Iskander, 11 and 8, were with their mother and younger sibling approaching a crosswalk at Triunfo Canyon Road.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
4 June 2026
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Women approaching perimenopause, or anyone with a family history of osteoporosis, may benefit from talking to a doctor about bone density screening before a fracture forces the conversation.—
Allison Palmer,
Kansas City Star,
4 June 2026
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The popping and pinging of bats during two-hour sessions with Vasquez Duran and Sandoval feeding each other groundballs and trading turns touching second before rotating and throwing to first.—
Ethan Hanson,
Daily News,
2 June 2026
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So your colleague, Jeremy Jacobs, wrote this piece for STAT back in 2025, touching on this topic before your study was published more recently.—
Torie Bosch,
STAT,
1 June 2026
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“Measuring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measuring%20%28up%29. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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