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metered

verb

past tense of meter
as in measured

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metered
  1. measured
  2. dispensed
  3. administered
  4. prorated
  5. divided
  6. distributed
  7. allotted
  8. apportioned
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  • The team measured 13 rare earth elements, including cerium, ytterbium and lanthanum, and examined whether exposure was associated with birth outcomes.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • El Niño could bring the floods Thousands of miles to the south, the strongest El Niño ever measured is building in the tropical Pacific.
    — Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of measured
Verb
  • The clip opens onto what looks to be the tribute parade in a stadium filled with purple and yellow smoke dispensed by drone-like airships.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Sales of prepared food and dispensed beverages also increase slightly less than anticipated.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispensed
Verb
  • Measles, mumps and rubella protection are combined into one vaccine administered when a baby is between 12 to 15 months old.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 16 Sep. 2026
  • He was not administered pain medication at the hospital, even during surgery as doctors tried to save his life, Hogan said.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of administered
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  • Full refund before your first privacy report, then prorated based on unused time in the subscription.
    — Brian Sloan, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Awards for short-term training will likely be prorated for the program's length.
    — Cory Turner, NPR, 10 June 2026
Definition of prorated
Verb
  • Inputs divided by outputs established a unit-cost baseline that CFOs could optimize, benchmark and defend to the board.
    — Hemant Kapadia, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, they were restricted to either the north or south sections, which are divided by the highway running over the track.
    — Luke Smith, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of divided
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  • Leaflets were distributed in a Berlin neighborhood in early September, inviting residents to a special ceremony.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Roja London is distributed globally through independent retailers and stores including Harrods, Bloomingdale’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, KaDeWe, Oberpollinger, Jovoy, Laure and El Palacio de Hierro.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of distributed
Verb
  • The change in 2025 increased by $100 million the amount allotted to productions every two years.
    — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Congress has set the current annual cap for new H-1B visas at 65,000, though an additional 20,000 is allotted for those with advanced degrees.
    — Chad de Guzman, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of allotted
Verb
  • Parties with less than 5% of the vote are excluded from the legislature, with their votes apportioned to the larger parties.
    — Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Because the tax was not apportioned among the states as the Constitution required, those provisions were unconstitutional.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of apportioned
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“Metered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metered. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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