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
Verb
  • The researchers compared each graduate’s actual first employer against every other firm that plausibly could have hired them, then measured how the presence of fellow Ivy Leaguers at those firms shaped where graduates actually landed.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Success should be measured not simply by enrollment or program completion, but by employment, wages, retention, and career advancement.
    — Emma Pfohman, New York Daily News, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of measured
Verb
  • Addicts could bring their heroin and cocaine to a 13-seat center where staff dispensed needles, swabs, and sterile water to cook the drugs and offered advice on vein maintenance.
    — Michael Powell, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
  • Instead of seeing him as a future Hall of Famer who should be a franchise pillar, the Royals dispensed him to Houston in 2004 in a three-way trade that brought them back catcher John Buck, third baseman Mark Teahen and pitcher Mike Wood.
    — Vahe Gregorian July 29, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Definition of dispensed
Verb
  • For testosterone to be effective, an adequate and correct dose of the hormone needs to be administered.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 29 July 2026
  • The examination was canceled and administered again after questions leaked, forcing candidates to sit it a second time.
    — Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of administered
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  • Beginning July 1, 2026, new borrowers enrolled less than full-time will have their annual loan limits prorated based on their credit load.
    — Dan Avery, CNBC, 1 July 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
  • Overall, the picture by market remained sharply divided in June.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
  • Committee term limits have divided congressional Democrats, and attempts to impose them have come up short in previous years.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of divided
Verb
  • The Panthers distributed 47,736 tickets, and the stadium looked about 60% full.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Workers will dispute which tasks should be automated and how resulting gains should be distributed.
    — Gerui Wang, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of distributed
Verb
  • Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Atlanta’s top pick, Virginia outfielder AJ Gracia, agreed to sign for $3,997,500, much less than the $6,675,300 allotted for the ninth overall pick.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • The House Administration Committee was allotted $10 billion in the House’s budget resolution for election law reforms, as the committee has oversight authority of federal elections.
    — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 27 July 2026
Definition of allotted
Verb
  • So LeBron’s salary would realistically be apportioned to other states.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • That translates to 42,320 individual allocations to be made across pre-finals games alone, with the $100million of that $355m CBP pot apportioned to qualifying participation working out at $2,362 per player, per match.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 July 2026
Definition of apportioned
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“Metered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metered. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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