METERED Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

metered

verb

past tense of meter

as in measured

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However, the report noted that the gap remains substantially wider when measured by value.

— Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2026
The rise lifted some components of the index into overbought territory, as measured by the relative strength index (RSI), a momentum indicator that tracks the speed and size of price changes.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026

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Inside its Equipment Innovation Center in Atlanta, a massive television screen displays real-time data showing what drinks dispensed by the Freestyle are trending, what time of day and where — from the region to the type of business.

— Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2026
Standard treatment of anaphylaxis is a shot of epinephrine — commonly dispensed in an Epi-Pen — followed by a trip to the emergency room.

— Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 18 Aug. 2026

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This marks a larger shift in how healthcare is administered globally, with many aging societies transitioning from hospital-centric care to more personalized and accessible options which are embedded in neighborhoods and communities.

— Angelica Ang, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026
For decades, the vaccine has been administered to millions of children, helping prevent severe and life-threatening complications of measles, mumps and rubella.

— Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

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For example, peonies, irises, daffodils, and astilbes are best divided in the fall, while perennials like sedum, asters, coneflower, lilies, and black-eyed Susans are best divided in the spring.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026
Like the big men on Friday, this list is divided into seven different tiers.

— Zach Harper, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026

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This story was originally published by InvestigateWest and distributed through a partnership with the Associated Press.

— Rachel Spacek, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
History shows that trade imbalances of this scale almost always end painfully—and that the pain of the adjustment is not distributed evenly.

— MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026

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The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, which covers an area just outside New Orleans and was allotted the highest amount — nearly $4 million through 2025 — did not respond to more than a dozen calls and emails.

— Aneri Pattani — KFF Health News, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026
For example, the original plan by the department’s consultant assumed that the park would have access to a sewer main and allotted about $76,000 for a routine sewer connection.

— Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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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
But state corporation taxes are apportioned based on where customers are located, not on where the company is based, as Isaaks explained in a report published on Tuesday.

— Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026

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