measure (out)

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Verb
  • Cooper Flagg scored 24 points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out six assists playing 39 of 40 minutes in the Duke Blue Devils’ 63-56 victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons on Saturday. Duke, the No. 2 team in the nation, improved to 17-2 and 9-0 against ACC opponents.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Senior Daven Woodham had six rebounds and dished out five assists.
    Mike Lefkow, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Zoom out: Presidents tend to hand out more pardons during their final weeks in office.
    April Rubin, Axios, 20 Jan. 2025
  • Earlier this month, the couple — who got engaged in December — handed out food to first responders amid the Los Angeles fires.
    Daniela Avila, People.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The monk/fox combo needs to be split up, let Keon start!
    Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
  • That amount would be split between border security, such as wall funding and money for Border Patrol agents, and modernizing U.S. defense systems.
    Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Furthermore, the order also directs federal agencies to stop doling out cash issued under the Democrats’ climate, tax and healthcare bill and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law.
    Rachel Frazin, The Hill, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Wendy Leon doling out fish cheeks to her grandkids.
    Elyse Inamine, Bon Appétit, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • According to data from the U.S. Treasury, 20% of the 2025 fiscal year budget was proportioned for social security, with 14% for national defense.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2025
  • But the Ray’s best feature is its excellent sound, pumping out clear, musical, and surprisingly meaty audio for a bar proportioned more like a Bluetooth speaker.
    Simon Hill, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • The Laken Riley bill doesn't appropriate new funding.
    Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
  • The song, which critiques Hollywood’s exploitation of Black culture and the entertainment industry’s negative portrayals of Black people, has been appropriated by some social media users as a celebratory anthem for the destruction.
    Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The galleries are categorized according to three themes — religion, kingship, and society — and divided into historical eras: Predynastic, the Old Kingdom, the Middle Kingdom, the Late Kingdom, Ptolemaic (Greek) Egypt, and the Roman period.
    Kate McMahon, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2025
  • Americans largely support Trump's mass deportation plans, but are divided on how they should be carried out.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Using a 2-tablespoon cookie scoop, portion the dough into balls and place 2-inches apart onto prepared baking sheets (do not flatten).
    Jasmine Smith, Southern Living, 16 Dec. 2024
  • Just make a big batch of food—I’ve found stew-type dishes work best—portion it out into Tupperware containers, and stash them in the fridge.
    Caroline Tien, SELF, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Measure (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measure%20%28out%29. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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