measuring

verb

present participle of measure
1
as in gauging
to find out the size, extent, or amount of for this experiment, you need to carefully measure all the chemicals before you mix them together

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2
as in controlling
to keep from exceeding a desirable degree or level (as of expression) he carefully measured his response to the provocative question

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Recent Examples of measuring One mirror focused the X-rays vertically, while the other focused them horizontally, concentrating the beam into a spot measuring just 180 × 330 nanometers. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 Organizations developing solutions that leverage AI should focus on connecting expertise and insights, deploying effective solutions in a timely fashion and, importantly, objectively measuring impact. — Brad Kreick, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026 First responders took the victim to Fawcett Memorial Hospital with a severe cut measuring four to six inches from his left cheek down to his neck, alongside a minor laceration to his upper chest, police said. — Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Someone who uses a pickup for work may regularly carry hand tools, gloves, measuring equipment, and small replacement parts. — New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026 The shoes balanced on a slender yet sturdy stiletto heel measuring around three inches. — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026 The beloved Southern breakfast chain is known for staying open through severe weather and often is a measuring stick of a storm's severity. — Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026 The firms declined a skills test at the outset, so the researchers inferred skill gains from random assignment instead of measuring before and after. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026 Out in a retail aisle’s cold unit, 20 64-ounce containers of yogurt drinks got hit with Stop Sales for measuring above 41 degrees. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for measuring
  1. gauging
  2. controlling
  3. weighing
  4. regulating
  5. containing
  6. curbing
  7. keeping
  8. restraining
Verb
  • The think tank studies California’s political geography every few years, gauging which issues residents care about the most.
    — Jack Flemming, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Only gauging team climate once a year is the equivalent of testing oxygen annually.
    — Nilton Bernini, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of gauging
Verb
  • Virginia did a good job controlling SMU for long stretches, but a few big plays negated all that.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Since Oppenheim and Fielder can’t record her there, their contact is mediated through her seemingly unstable and controlling husband, Billy Evans.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of controlling
Verb
  • With resurgent inflation and traders weighing the Fed's next move, any signal on the rate path could ripple through the equities, bond and currency markets.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • For someone weighing a move, uncertainty raises the stakes, and a longer list of openings offers little reassurance that the next job will be a better match.
    — Owen Humphries, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of weighing
Verb
  • Witch fever, by this point in history, had become a mechanism for brutally regulating and disciplining female behavior, and doing so intergenerationally.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Skill game machines are disappearing from businesses and private clubs across Pennsylvania after lawmakers failed to pass legislation regulating them before the state's deadline.
    — Madeleine Wright, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of regulating
Verb
  • Instead of exchanging the entire print head, the K3 swaps a smaller assembly containing the nozzle, hotend and filament path.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
  • An anonymous security engineer on OpenAI’s agent security team argued in a recent post that containing models had become too complex.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of containing
Verb
  • Defensive capabilities ‘artificially restricted’ That information deficit has been compounded by Elon Musk’s Starlink curbing some internet services in Ukraine, according to local officials.
    — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Its produce is pivotal in curbing supply-side inflation domestically, and the country ranks among the top global exporters of rice and sugar.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of curbing
Verb
  • Fire officials were most concerned with keeping the blaze north of Encinal Canyon Road, one of the few natural firebreaks in the immediate area.
    — Tom Tapp, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • These functions extend the partnership beyond keeping a drone connected to its operator.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of keeping
Verb
  • Multiple women told police that Weinberg lured them to his home, almost always under the guise of a photo shoot, before restraining and assaulting them.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The incident Sunday involved the top fashion executive forcibly restraining two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and putting his hands over their mouths at the runway show for Cos, a brand owned by H&M.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of restraining

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“Measuring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measuring. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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