measure (out)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for measure (out)
Verb
  • First overall pick in the 2025 draft, Paige Bueckers, scored six points and dished out eight assists.
    Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes.com, 20 July 2025
  • Meanwhile, other state governments were dishing out huge subsidies toward NFL venues.
    Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2025
Verb
  • Staffers handed out sandwiches, beverages and even canes for those who did not have time to grab their medical equipment in the smoke and flames.
    Holly Ramer, Fortune, 15 July 2025
  • Money has also been spent on nongovernmental organization programs that hand out clean needles and crack pipes as part of progressive harm reduction policies instead of encouraging homeless drug users to quit.
    Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • The Primetime Emmy Awards will be doled out at a ceremony in Los Angeles on Sept. 14.
    Chris Foran, jsonline.com, 15 July 2025
  • However, peaches are high in sugar, so only dole out the peaches in small doses.
    Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 12 July 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • The new Leaf is one size smaller than the Equinox EV, which is nearly identically proportioned to Tesla's Model Y SUV.
    Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025
Verb
  • In fiscal year 2024 and 2025, Congress appropriated $3.3 billion and $3.1 billion, respectively.
    Suzanne Rowan Kelleher, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025
  • The state has appropriated upward of $2 billion in recovery funds, which could accelerate if the Trump administration follows through on plans to phase out FEMA.
    Scott Cohn, CNBC, 10 July 2025
Verb
  • In spring 2025, American Cruise Lines started to end many of its Columbia and Snake River itineraries—which retrace the path of the Lewis and Clark expedition—at the Lewiston port; the line will split itineraries between Lewiston and its twin city, Clarkston, Washington, just across the river.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 14 July 2025
  • Judkins and his ex-girlfriend had split in December but were rekindling their relationship at the time of the incident, the report shows.
    Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Clean utensils: Use clean utensils when portioning the mayonnaise to avoid introducing bacteria into the mix.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 1 July 2025
  • Use this as a guide to equally cut and portion it out.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Hamilton County residents are divided on the new lease terms for Paycor Stadium.
    Erin Glynn, The Enquirer, 25 July 2025
  • Tesla quarterly revenues by segment Q1 2019–Q2 2025 The column chart shows Tesla’s revenues divided by three segments: automotive, services and other, and energy generation and storage, from Q1 2019 through Q2 2025.
    Arjun Kharpal,Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 24 July 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 Jul. 2025.

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