measure out

verb

measured out; measuring out; measures out
Synonyms of measure outnext
: to measure and remove (something) from a larger amount
She carefully measured out three cups of flour.

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Open the jar of pickled jalapeños, measure out a couple tablespoons of brine, and add it to the blender. — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026 The Big Ten and Southeastern conferences agreed Friday night to support a Senate bill that seeks to regulate college sports, ending a breakneck week of negotiations and pulling the bipartisan measure out of what looked like a certain death spiral. — Eddie Pells, Chicago Tribune, 31 July 2026 The scale is also ideal for measuring out flour, sugar, and other ingredients for baking desserts like tortas and crostatas. — Mark Marino, Travel + Leisure, 27 July 2026 Nielsen, for instance, has a system for measuring out-of-home viewing, but the huge viewing parties in the streets of New York aren’t realistically counted in the company’s total. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for measure out

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“Measure out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/measure%20out. Accessed 11 Aug. 2026.

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