metered

past tense of meter

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for metered
Verb
  • MoneyLion ranked the nation's 50 most affluent suburbs by household income, as measured in the 2024 American Community Survey.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 24 June 2026
  • The smallest of these specimens measured just two centimeters.
    Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Prosecutors say Hammond, who was a pharmacist at Central Pharmacy in Lansing from 2020 to 2024, dispensed and billed a substantial number of female condoms that the pharmacy never received from a wholesaler.
    Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 24 June 2026
  • One groom just had to have a fountain that dispensed ranch dressing.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • George Pino was not administered a sobriety test, nor was a blood sample obtained.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 23 June 2026
  • Contracts are administered by American Auto Shield.
    Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • Awards for short-term training will likely be prorated for the program's length.
    Cory Turner, NPR, 10 June 2026
  • Signing bonuses, in particular, are often prorated over multiple years for salary cap purposes, which is why the timing of a trade can matter.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026
Verb
  • Nigeria is largely divided between Christians in the south and Muslims in the north.
    Dyepkazah Shibayan, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
  • The technology’s build-out, included planned pipelines, has sparked backlash in rural Louisiana communities and divided the state GOP.
    ABC News, ABC News, 27 June 2026
Verb
  • The emergency proclamation was declared by Supervisor Hilda Solis, who said that thousands of air purifiers and masks have been distributed to residents impacted by fire and smoke.
    Austin Turner, CBS News, 23 June 2026
  • Sixty percent of total payouts went to Reels, with the remaining 40 percent distributed across Stories, photos, and text posts.
    Aditya Jadhav, Interesting Engineering, 23 June 2026
Verb
  • This thing is seriously massive, featuring way too many goodies to list in the space allotted here.
    Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
  • Others also questioned how much time was allotted for those opposing the project, such as Flojaune Cofer, who is running to replace Serna on the board and appears likely to advance to the November general election.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 17 June 2026
Verb
  • The judge recommended specific amounts for two of the firm’s partners to pay — up to $58,000 by Andrew Bramhall and Brian Cannon — and said the shares apportioned to the other two partners, Margaret Shyr and Victoria Maroulis, would be determined later.
    Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 27 May 2026
  • The tickets will be apportioned via a ballot and will only be available to New York City residents, following on from Mamdani’s campaign demand during his mayoral run for locals to be given greater access by FIFA to this summer’s tournament.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 21 May 2026
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“Metered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metered. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.

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