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
  • The Radio Songs list measures the tracks that reach the largest audiences across monitored stations throughout the United States.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • The sovereign wealth fund uses a rolling 20-year metric as its primary performance indicator, which measures average annual returns over the most recent two decades.
    Sean Conlon,Joseph Wilkins,Justina Lee,Lee Ying Shan,Fred Imbert, CNBC, 23 July 2026
Verb
  • Why tech neck happens Your head weighs 10 to 12 pounds when your eyes look straight ahead.
    Hanna Wickes, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026
  • The event fueled an ongoing debate across the tech industry over the power of cheaper, open-source models, just as the White House weighs banning foreign open-source software.
    Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 23 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 declaration assesses emissions and environmental impacts across the value chain, beginning with raw material extraction and continuing through aircraft manufacturing, operation and eventual end-of-life.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 21 July 2026
  • The team continually assesses and resets what matters most as circumstances change.
    Tony Gambill, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
Verb
  • IQuilt estimates that a ramp entrance at Market Street could increase foot traffic to Riverside Park by as much as 30% to 40%.
    Kenneth R. Gosselin, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
  • Tharp estimates that Seman guided thousands of people on excursions on the Indiana Dunes trails.
    Jim Woods, Chicago Tribune, 26 July 2026

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“Quantifies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/quantifies. Accessed 29 Jul. 2026.

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