metering

verb

present participle of meter
as in dispensing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metering
  1. dispensing
  2. measuring
  3. prorating
  4. dealing
  5. administering
  6. dividing
  7. splitting
  8. handing out
Verb
  • In fact, three years ago, the FDA banned compounding pharmacies from dispensing seven peptide products over safety issues.
    — Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • Raymond’s father and uncle founded Thrifty Drug Stores, the homegrown chain remembered with particular tenderness for dispensing ice cream in improbably perfect cylinders.
    — Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of dispensing
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  • If the answer swings on how the question was phrased, the model is not measuring anything about the match.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • With its spectacular imagery of bioluminescent creatures, not to mention a giant squid measuring somewhere between 2-4 storeys tall, this is a film that demands to be seen on the big screen.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of measuring
Verb
  • Denver could cut his cap number almost in half by guaranteeing him $8-10 million, paying it as a bonus and prorating it out.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The players don’t lose any money, but the team gets to reduce their cap numbers by prorating the signing bonus over the term of the contracts.
    — Jonathan M. Alexander, Houston Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of prorating
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  • Jeff Passan had the initial report of the Sox dealing for Bart.
    — LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026
  • By this time, police believe, Brun had already begun dealing again.
    — Guthrie Scrimgeour, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of dealing
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  • Similar models exist in other countries and are seen as important to accelerating breakthroughs and administering life-saving treatments especially for rare diseases, where there is little commercial incentive for research.
    — Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
  • The district admits no wrongdoing in administering the software, according to its response to the complaint.
    — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026
Definition of administering
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  • The bill would create a federal rulebook for issuing, trading and holding digital assets, dividing oversight between the SEC and CFTC, Bambysheva writes.
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Mathon downsized that proposal, and in late June asked to rezone just 98 acres for multifamily development, while dividing the rest of the acreage — much of it with wetlands — between traditional housing and industrial park zones.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of dividing
Verb
  • The rulings wiped out the dreams of thousands of Italian descendants who had been hoping to achieve citizenship, derailing life plans and splitting families apart.
    — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This will be a preview of what sort of Republicans are winning in this seats drawn away from Democrats; Tennessee Republicans will test that on their new map two days later, after splitting up the city of Memphis.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of splitting
Verb
  • The days of casually handing out nine-figure signing bonuses are likely over.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
  • The Kansas City People’s Choice Awards has become more than a night for handing out trophies.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
Definition of handing out
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