measure (out)

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Verb
  • Additionally, not many owners are willing to dish out big contracts like Steve Cohen has.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Tatum has been especially productive as a passer of late, dishing out double-digit assists in back-to-back games (10 vs. New Orleans; 11 vs. Philadelphia) for the first time in his NBA career.
    Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 3 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The licensing boards exist to enforce the rules and hand out punishment to people violating the standards of the occupation or operating without a license.
    Andrew Wimer, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025
  • Wicked, Dune: Part Two, Saturday Night, The Wild Robot and Emilia Pérez were among the film winners at the Motion Picture Sound Editors‘ 72nd Golden Reel Awards, which were handed out Sunday night at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre in Los Angeles.
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 23 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The two funds still split 42% of the stock, with a current market value of $650 million.
    Matt Schifrin, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2025
  • But this incident certainly isn't the first time that split rumors have haunted the Biebers.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • But culturally—in New York, at least—a better comparison might be to the corner pizzeria swiftly doling out slices on paper plates to schoolkids, budget-minded parents, and late-night revellers.
    Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
  • The cost is a big one — two first-round picks plus more and likely doling out a massive contract to him at some point.
    Joe Buscaglia, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • The ideally proportioned, four-door SUV stands out with reverence to Porsche designers efforts.
    James Raia, The Mercury News, 29 Dec. 2024
  • The new mid-engined 2.0-liter and the mid-engined proportioned FT-Se concept fit too comfortably together to be ignored.
    Peter Lyon, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The Department of Homeland Security’s 2024 fiscal year budget appropriated about $23 million to support enforcement efforts.
    Addison Wright, Chicago Tribune, 23 Feb. 2025
  • In 1855, the desk was recovered by an American whaler and Congress appropriated funding to refit the ship that the desk was on to England, as a gift to Queen Victoria.
    Greta Cross, USA TODAY, 22 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • President Trump and billionaire sidekick Elon Musk Tuesday accused the liberal media of trying to divide them to thwart their shared political agenda.
    Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2025
  • Putin sees it as a way to divide the West, analysts say.
    Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Recipe tested by Southern Living Test Kitchen Active Time: 30 mins Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Servings: 9 Tender and moist old-fashioned butter cake is essentially a vanilla snacking cake, not to be confused with Gooey Butter Cake, which is most often portioned into blondie-like bar.
    Amanda Holstein, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Set aside in the refrigerator until ready to use. To assemble, dust your work surface with corn starch, and portion out 12 balls of mochi.
    Ingu Chen, Vogue, 27 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 1 Mar. 2025.

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