quantifies

present tense third-person singular of quantify

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Recent Examples of quantifies But the new study - which analyzed microbiome DNA data of 430 people across 207 households in Italy and Fiji - quantifies the transmission rate by relationship and includes the oral microbiome as well. Joseph Kim, NPR, 16 June 2026 That’s according to a new report from the United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) which quantifies the carbon, water, and land footprints of AI's electricity use around the globe. Simmone Shah, Time, 3 June 2026 But a recent report from the non-partisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget quantifies the deep damage even a continuation at the recent peaks would inflict. Shawn Tully, Fortune, 30 May 2026 Atlassian's internal research, conducted through its 13-person behavioral science Teamwork Lab, quantifies the disconnect. Steve McDowell, Forbes.com, 29 May 2026 According to the Social Readjustment Rating Scale, which quantifies the magnitude of certain life stressors, child loss is one of the most devastating losses a person can experience. Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026 Original analysis by The Washington Post quantifies the pain at the pump. Todd C. Frankel, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2026 Flagstaff’s Buffalo Park, just a couple miles from downtown, measures about a 4 on the Bortle scale, which quantifies the level of light pollution. Emily Elconin, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025 The study, published in the journal Energy Storage Materials, quantifies the impact of this technique on ion transport. Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 27 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for quantifies
Verb
  • Calcium score testing measures the amount of calcific plaque in the arteries around the heart, also called the coronary arteries.
    Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 10 July 2026
  • Most leaders cannot see this happening, because their reporting still measures the old game.
    Meghna Deshraj, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Verb
  • Kirby is 6 feet 4 inches tall and weighs between 250 and 300 pounds.
    Mary Ella Hastings July 9, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 July 2026
  • Authorities said Montances is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs 180 pounds.
    Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Nature computes, and one result is the code through which matter becomes a living, adaptive, self-organizing form.
    Pravir Malik, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The transaction processing at your checkout is fully automated, operating within AI systems that handle millions of payments simultaneously, and computes a risk score based on dozens of features extracted from that single moment.
    Pragati Awasthi, The Conversation, 26 May 2026
Verb
  • The billionaire investor will help shape how the Federal Reserve assesses a technology his firm has bet heavily on.
    Andrew Ackerman, Washington Post, 9 July 2026
  • Typically, an embryologist inspects embryos produced through IVF and assesses their quality.
    Edna Bonhomme, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • The Legislative Analyst’s Office estimates that enforcing the measure would cost the government up to the low tens of millions annually, and that much of the cost would be paid for through penalties and fees charged to affected clinics.
    Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Ritolia estimates Russian gasoline production is currently running at around 20% below domestic demand because of the Ukrainian strikes, with refinery runs (the amount of crude oil refineries are processing) at multi-year lows.
    Clare Sebastian, CNN Money, 6 July 2026

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“Quantifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantifies. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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