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measure (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for measure (out)
Verb
  • Ohl dished out three assists before fouling with 4:33 left in the third.
    Dan Albano, Oc Register, 20 Sep. 2025
  • In 2024, $26.7 million in construction loans were dished out, according to its annual report.
    Matthew Geiger, Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • At times, the officials handing out honors have been willing to overlook some bad behavior undertaken in the campaign against Castro.
    Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The volume coming from the stage had never been so loud; production staff handed out earplugs to people in the first few rows.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Historically, these visas — 85,000 per year — have been doled out through a lottery system.
    Barbara Ortutay, Twin Cities, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Philanthropy is important to the company, which annually doles out millions of dollars in scholarships to its team members, grants via its charities, food donations and more.
    George A. Paul, Oc Register, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The private pool is perfectly proportioned and shaded terraces invite afternoon snoozes or sunset spritzes.
    Nicole Trilivas, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • This can not only help your room feel properly proportioned but can also enable easy flow throughout the space.
    Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 July 2025
Verb
  • Park funding is appropriated by Congress, leaving the park system vulnerable if lawmakers can’t reach a deal.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 25 Sep. 2025
  • However, because capital appropriates the powers of living labor to itself, the distinctiveness of the latter is deeply obscured.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Meanwhile, Cleveland was mostly splitting its DH at-bats between Manzardo and David Fry … whose September pop came on an accidental Tarik Skubal fastball to his nose.
    Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The acquisition announcement comes as MSNBC prepares to split from NBC as part of parent company Comcast’s move to spin off its cable properties into a separate company, to be called Versant.
    Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Just as importantly, though, cooks engineer plates that are physically easier to share and more generously portioned.
    Maggie Hennessy, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 Sep. 2025
  • However, either nut can fit into a balanced, nutritious diet and can support weight control when portioned mindfully.
    Jillian Kubala, Health, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Carriage 3 was conceived and crafted in-house, cleverly using a sliding Victorian rail carriage door to divide the kitchen from the living and sleeping compartments, which are accessed via beautiful (and functional) fold-away steps.
    Chloe Frost-Smith, Vogue, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Viewers can also expect health emergencies, explosive confrontations and the fallout from a public scandal that threatens to divide the family even further.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 24 Sep. 2025
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“Measure (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measure%20%28out%29. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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