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also gage
1
as in to calculate
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
glance over the pattern and try to gauge how much fabric you'll need
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2
as in to measure
to find out the size, extent, or amount of
very difficult to gauge how upset he really is by his controlled reaction
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also gage
2
as in touchstone
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Recent Examples of gauge
Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2025
Beginning this week, America’s corporate bosses will have to publicly address how to gauge and respond to President Donald Trump’s chaos-inducing attempt to massively reorder the global economy.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Flood watches and warnings are in place across multiple states, and river gauges are already marking some rivers in major flood stage.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Verb
There's also a blood-oxygen-level-tracking pulse oximeter – which can be used to detect sleep apnea, and to measure stress or energy expenditure – along with an optical skin temperature sensor for gauging body temperature or tracking ovulation.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 8 Apr. 2025
Beginning this week, America’s corporate bosses will have to publicly address how to gauge and respond to President Donald Trump’s chaos-inducing attempt to massively reorder the global economy.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Noun
The gauge is now down 7.7 points since registering a post Covid peak of 105.1 in December of last year.
—Brandon Kochkodin, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Flood watches and warnings are in place across multiple states, and river gauges are already marking some rivers in major flood stage.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Verb
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The reciprocal rates, which aren’t exactly reciprocal, were calculated by dividing a country’s trade deficit with the US by its exports to the country and multiplying by 1/2.—
Elisabeth Buchwald,
CNN Money,
9 Apr. 2025
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Opta’s Premier League Predictor, which projects the final standings by simulating the remaining games thousands of times to calculate an average outcome, gives Brighton a 17.3 per cent chance of finishing seventh or higher.—
Andy Naylor,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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But Friday’s report on inflation at the wholesale level was backward looking, measuring March’s price levels.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
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That’s a major move for a market that typically measures things in hundredths of a percentage point.—
Stan Choe,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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If Bahrain is any indicator, this isn’t going to be a runaway championship.—
Kanzah Maktoum,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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Plenty of reasons why Donato’s breakout offensive season, which sits at 31 goals with two games to go, is more likely a one-off than an indicator of seasons to come.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Michael Hurley, the beloved eccentric folk singer whose music became a touchstone for a generation of singer-songwriters, has died at 83.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2025
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With its European architecture, rich textile history and cultural touchstones like the gaucho, there is plenty of inspiration for designers to pull from.—
Brett F. Braley-Palko,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The report’s findings, which went out with ballots, figured the measure could cost between tens of millions to hundreds of millions for the state, and would cost all California counties tens of millions of dollars combined.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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Only a handful of teams project to have salary-cap space, and most of the top potential free agents figure to stay with their current teams.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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This baby features an aspect ratio dial too – a first for Fuji – with nine options to frame your shots in different ways, which is pretty neat to see on a high-end camera like this.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Mar. 2025
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The focal point of the dial is the timing elements of the chronograph, with a 30-minute totalizer placed at 9 o’clock being the only framed sub-dial in sight.—
Blake Buettner,
Robb Report,
21 Mar. 2025
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Articulate openly and transparently why these principles are fundamental to the operating culture, particularly when under scrutiny or attack.—
Dan Pontefract,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Emergent behavior is the principle of a superorganism.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Singh and her collaborators estimated that improvements to modifiable risk factors could prevent or slow at least 60 percent of strokes, 40 percent of dementia cases, and 35 percent of late-life depression cases.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The Congressional Joint Committee on Taxation estimated that the rollback of these regulations could add up to $3.9 billion to the federal deficit over ten years.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Gauge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauge. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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