measuring (up)

Definition of measuring (up)next
present participle of measure (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for measuring (up)
Verb
  • Dangerous pursuit races past drivers Deputies responded to a domestic violence call and found a vehicle matching Carrillo's description.
    Doug Myers, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • According to FanGraphs, Ward’s 16 thefts is tied for the most by any player in a single spring since 2006, matching San Francisco’s Eugenio Velez’s total from 2008 with two weeks of games still to play.
    Mac Cerullo, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • With nesting season approaching on Padre Island, the chances of encountering a Kemp’s ridley along the Texas coast go up.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Santaniello is approaching 30 years behind the anchor desk at WCCO.
    Aki Nace, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Everyone has their own lifting style — some channel anger and let out a guttural yell before touching the bar, others are into showmanship and encourage the crowd’s applause — but mine, while focused, is all smiles.
    Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez, Charlotte Observer, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Schettone allegedly had a student from his third-grade class at Gulph Elementary School sit on his lap, where he is accused of inappropriately touching the child, according to police.
    Laura Fay, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Measuring (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measuring%20%28up%29. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.

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