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
  • By dispensing with sons and lovers, the tribe of sexless females would double its rate of reproduction and so, quite quickly, take over.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
  • Absolutely Fabulous star Kathy Burke will discuss wellness, before the final episode sees Guz Khan dispensing nuggets of advice on conspiracy theories, wealth and other life matters.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 4 June 2026
Definition of dispensing
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  • The company modified the G700’s cabin to accommodate advanced instruments capable of measuring emissions while airborne.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 11 July 2026
  • The problem with measuring frame dragging using Earth-orbiting satellites is that the Earth is not a perfect sphere.
    — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 10 July 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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  • The righty struck out catcher Luis Torrens, and kept dealing until the end of the eighth, allowing just one earned run – Lindor’s sixth-inning homer – on three hits, walking one and striking out seven in 4 1/3 innings (55 pitches, 38 for strikes).
    — Gabrielle Starr, Hartford Courant, 12 July 2026
  • Cardrooms have continued to offer blackjack and other banked games such as baccarat by giving players the option to take turns dealing the game and by relying on third-party businesses that employ people to act as bankers.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
Definition of dealing
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  • Beginning in the mid-1990s, Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear agency, helped build the facility, subsequently administering it for years before turning over control to the Iranian regime.
    — Ilan Berman, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
  • Under the church’s in-house canon law, consecrating a bishop without papal consent incurs an automatic excommunication for both the people administering the consecration and the bishops receiving it.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of administering
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  • In the move, a company will restructure, dividing itself into two or more distinct entities, and then transfer valuable assets to one entity, leaving the other with substantial liabilities.
    — Darin Oswald, Idaho Statesman, 13 July 2026
  • Her sophomore studio album strikes gold with a co-producer — Texas country institution Miranda Lambert — who has over 20 years of history dancing on the line dividing country and pop.
    — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 8 July 2026
Definition of dividing
Verb
  • Blood breaks through the inner lining and forces its way into the wall itself, splitting the layers apart and carving a false channel.
    — Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 13 July 2026
  • The pair reportedly dated for three years before splitting in April 2025, per Page Six.
    — Ariana Quihuiz, PEOPLE, 13 July 2026
Definition of splitting
Verb
  • They were pushed by the group on a Telegram channel dedicated to their activities, which include other marches and handing out Patriot Front flyers and stickers.
    — Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026
  • The most aggressive people on the walk were the various religious groups—Scientologists, Christians—handing out literature, including a million-dollar bill that promised the path to heaven.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 7 July 2026
Definition of handing out
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