measuring (up)

present participle of measure (up)

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Verb
  • Lead drama actor holds essentially steady at 78, nearly matching last year’s 77, when 134 names crowded the ballot.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 12 June 2026
  • Vitinha — Portugal/PSG The passing hub of Europe’s best club side comes into this World Cup in fine form, fresh from matching the great Xavi by completing 141 passes in last month’s Champions League final.
    Liam Twomey, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • With the Fourth of July approaching, officials are urging pet owners to take extra precautions.
    Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 12 June 2026
  • In legal filings, Ohio Medicaid warned that recalculating the payments under the court's interpretation could cost about $285 million more per year than lawmakers originally intended, potentially approaching $1 billion over two budget cycles.
    Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 11 June 2026
Verb
  • Siri carried out this choreography without the user ever touching an app.
    Eric Sullivan, Scientific American, 9 June 2026
  • But as is fitting for a filmmaker pushing 80, awestruck innocence now co-exists with a more ruminative maturity, especially when touching on the secrecy, manipulation and deception of governmental power.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 9 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 12 Jun. 2026.

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