measuring (up)

verb

present participle of measure (up)
as in coming (to)

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  1. matching
  2. approaching
  3. touching
Verb
  • He was found later that same day near the Alabama state line, unharmed but dressed as a girl to obscure his appearance, after authorities tracked a vehicle matching a description given by Mateo’s mother.
    — Graham Hurley, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
  • With help from stylist Law Roach, Zendaya wore the same butter-yellow, brown and white Lanvin string bikini top and matching low-rise, wide-leg pants Berry wore to the film’s New York premiere.
    — Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of matching
Verb
  • Two tests are approaching A parabolic flight campaign scheduled for November 2026 will examine electromagnetic actuation and tile mobility in microgravity.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
  • This in a state in which total combined advertising for the two major party candidates is approaching $400 million.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of approaching
Verb
  • Moore was convicted in 2013 in an unrelated incident of inappropriately touching a 16-year-old boy.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Four years later, that team runs 40% cheaper and 94% of routine employee questions get resolved without a person touching them.
    — Billy Biggs, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of touching
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“Measuring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measuring%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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