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noun

plural of meter
as in rhythms
the recurrent pattern formed by a series of sounds having a regular rise and fall in intensity the poem's heavy meter is meant to reinforce the atmosphere of gloom

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verb

present tense third-person singular of meter
as in measures

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Recent Examples of meters
Noun
Deep sea drilling Endurance Energy’s deployment required a subsea lander drill to deploy from the ship Ocean Guardian—operated by Stabbert Maritime—and drill two holes in the seafloor at a depth of about 5,000 feet (1,524 meters). — Jeremy Hsu, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026 For a higher vantage point, nearby Mount Calamorro rises almost 2,600 feet (800 meters) above Benalmádena, with panoramic views across the Costa del Sol and, on clear days, towards Gibraltar and North Africa. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 18 Oct. 2026 His itinerary includes a stop in Cusco, which is around 3,350 meters above sea level, where there is roughly one-third less oxygen available per breath compared to sea-level. — Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 18 Oct. 2026 Each of these houses had a floor space of around 14,585 square feet (1,355 square meters) and contained around 21,000 chickens. — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 To test the concept, the researchers released a prototype from an altitude of 150 meters (492 ft). — New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026 The wireless hub can sit up to 10 meters away from the screen, eliminating cable clutter. — Justin Pot, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 The lane, less than 400 meters long, was once a water-and-land transport hub during the Southern Song, with markets for incense, tea and flowers developing along its banks. — Li Jun, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 The blaze destroyed around 1,000 square meters of market stalls. — Alessia Armenise, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for meters
  1. rhythms
  2. measures
  3. cadences
  4. parts
  5. beats
  6. splits
  7. dispenses
  8. deals
Noun
  • The play combines the dramatic load of an Ibsen drama with the rat-a-tat rhythms of a Neil Simon comedy — styles that often pull in opposite directions.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Poetic structure, such as cadence, meter and rhyme, invokes rhythms that tie into human heartbeats and breathing.
    — Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of rhythms
Verb
  • This year, the company launched the FinWhale Smart Chlorine Dispenser, a free-floating device that continuously measures free chlorine and pH in the water.
    — Hannah Singleton, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The carrier measures approximately 280 metres in length and 73 metres across its flight deck.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of measures
Noun
  • In a powerfully compelling novel that brims with the cadences of the Black South, Jones explores the women’s diverging lives while using them as a lens to observe social injustice in language that is intimate, conversational, and musical.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026
  • SpaceX thinks this recovery strategy will enable fast and efficient reuse, allowing the company to achieve seemingly outrageous launch cadences.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of cadences
Verb
  • Trever parts his hair to the right while his brother styles his combover to the left.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Later, Hamilton parts the sea on his kick scooter, speedily escaping from the hectic press area.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Definition of parts
Noun
  • The beats create ample negative space for Holden to employ riskier flows, often deploying a double-time pace to burn through technically dense passages.
    — Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The insurer saw shares jump 5% on the back of top- and bottom-line beats for the third quarter.
    — Ananya Chetia,Darla Mercado, CFP®, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of beats
Verb
  • The design physically splits the site into two distinct zones.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026
  • After a competition win, Fujino remarks that her dream was to see her manga animated, a comment that temporarily splits the two central characters.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of splits
Verb
  • But what happens when a chatbot dispenses advice on more sensitive topics typically reserved for experts, such as human health?
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • As for application, the product dispenses from a cooling metal tip—yet another benefit for depuffing—and just a few dots do the trick.
    — Olivia Cigliano, InStyle, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of dispenses
Verb
  • The 76ers are not doing any sponsor deals less than three years after signing LeBron.
    — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Amazon Prime Day is here (and running through Wednesday), meaning a boatload of Prime Day furniture deals on almost every type of seating and storage just dropped.
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of deals

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“Meters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/meters. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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