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as in gauging
to find out the size, extent, or amount of
for this experiment, you need to carefully measure all the chemicals before you mix them together
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as in controlling
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression)
he carefully measured his response to the provocative question
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Recent Examples of measuring
But when measuring excellence, whether for individual season awards or Hall of Fame worthiness, using league average as a baseline makes more sense.
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Tony Blengino, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Shifting the focus to inclusion A more recent, alternative approach focuses on measuring inclusion to drive superior financial results and greater, sustainable diversity, while avoiding the backlash.
—Paolo Gaudiano, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Otherwise the 2028 Olympics will be just another barometer measuring the city’s problems.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Most are Veranda Suites, measuring 355 square feet, including a 75-square-foot balcony with a table and chairs.
—Janice Wald Henderson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Since the measuring session, artists had begun creating the figure in London, in a four-story complex that turns out almost two hundred likenesses a year.
—Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Electrical signals are fundamental to cellular communication, yet traditional methods for measuring them are cumbersome and limited in scope.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
The Deep Neural Network (DNN) model developed by the team is over 10 times faster than traditional methods for measuring ion temperature and rotation velocity.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Dec. 2024
The tree is also touted as the region’s largest indoor Christmas, with the 2024 version measuring at 40 feet tall.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Tony Blengino, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Shifting the focus to inclusion A more recent, alternative approach focuses on measuring inclusion to drive superior financial results and greater, sustainable diversity, while avoiding the backlash.
—Paolo Gaudiano, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Otherwise the 2028 Olympics will be just another barometer measuring the city’s problems.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Most are Veranda Suites, measuring 355 square feet, including a 75-square-foot balcony with a table and chairs.
—Janice Wald Henderson, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Since the measuring session, artists had begun creating the figure in London, in a four-story complex that turns out almost two hundred likenesses a year.
—Zach Zimmerman, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Electrical signals are fundamental to cellular communication, yet traditional methods for measuring them are cumbersome and limited in scope.
—Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 23 Dec. 2024
The Deep Neural Network (DNN) model developed by the team is over 10 times faster than traditional methods for measuring ion temperature and rotation velocity.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 22 Dec. 2024
The tree is also touted as the region’s largest indoor Christmas, with the 2024 version measuring at 40 feet tall.
—Michele Herrmann, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for measuring
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During closed sessions in recent months, the Village Board has been weighing more specific options to incentivize Woodsonia to take on the Marketplace redevelopment project.Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 23 Dec. 2024
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Some of the larger trays from the study could produce loaves weighing nearly seven pounds—suggesting that bakers may have made bread for many people to enjoy together.Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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These measures included capping refiners' profits and regulating gasoline inventories, amidst rising gas prices.Robert Rapier, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
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In some cases, residents, often poor, smallholder farmers, are asked to sign voluntary conservation agreements regulating their land use.Eli Wizevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Dec. 2024
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Gunfire ensued when Ratliff came out of the vault with a sack containing money.Michael Barnes, Austin American-Statesman, 24 Dec. 2024
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Those are akin to having put together examples of people playing a sport, some examples containing no mistakes, and other examples revealing discernable mistakes.Lance Eliot, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will bring more cold and mostly cloudy conditions, keeping the holiday season feeling wintery — but nothing as disruptive as the snow and ice seen throughout southeast Michigan Monday night.Nour Rahal, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
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Bowles said Monday morning the Bucs remain focused on the task at hand, and that’s preparing for this week’s game against the Panthers at Raymond James Stadium while keeping an eye on the Sunday night game, in which the Falcons visit the Commanders.Rick Stroud, Orlando Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
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After restraining Neely that day, Penny remained on scene when police arrived and later explained his actions to several NYPD officers.Eric Levenson, CNN, 10 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors have said Penny acted recklessly and negligently by restraining Neely in a chokehold for so long, even after Neely stopped moving.Gloria Pazmino, CNN, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Measuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measuring. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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