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Recent Examples of Synonyms for measured (out)
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Best Score was divided between musicals and dramas, and some craft categories between black-and-white and color, so there was no way a film could have been nominated for everything.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
31 Jan. 2026 -
The company spent three days last week building the final version of the structure, which is divided into sections on rails so it can be assembled and taken apart without doing so over the rink itself.—
Joe Smith,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Now that the dust has settled on an Africa Cup of Nations final that will be remembered for years, African soccer’s governing body has handed out punishments for the chaos that ensued.—
Ben Church,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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Demonstrators without masks wretched in the streets as volunteers handed out bottles of water to flush their eyes.—
Tim Sullivan,
Fortune,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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No formal punishment was ever doled out to the players.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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The 49ers doled out the requisite compliments to the Seahawks, Darnold and their defense.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
18 Jan. 2026
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“Measured (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measured%20%28out%29. Accessed 5 Feb. 2026.
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