MEASURES UP (TO) Synonyms: 17 Similar Words

measures up (to)

verb

present tense third-person singular of measure up (to)

as in compares (with)

to come near or nearer to in character or quality he always worried about measuring up to his older brother

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Neither actor went for an exact impersonation, although Brill approximates Fauci’s Brooklyn accent.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Catnip for film-geek conversation, but rarely does a movie arrive that approximates an answer.

— Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026

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Blue Origin’s expansion reflects the infrastructure demands of a higher launch cadence.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The bottom-barrel sentiment also reflects a buildup of workers having to endure six years filled with crises, including a global pandemic, Daniel Zhao, chief economist at Glassdoor said at the time of the report’s release in late September.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

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As the country approaches its 250th birthday, roughly half of Americans say the American Dream no longer holds true, and younger generations are on track to earn less than their parents.

— Heather Occhino, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Communing with her fans is part of the Chinouriri experience, so much so that anyone who approaches her for a photo is also met with a real conversation.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026

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