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 The site, measuring close to 140,000 square feet, includes some 100 rooms connected by a network of tunnels more than a half-mile long. — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Major uncertainties remain in interpreting the results from these experiments, but researchers’ best estimates suggest that each site is measuring a different flux. — James Dinneen, Quanta Magazine, 7 Aug. 2026 Of course, any owner who launches a new yacht measuring over 300-feet long is going to be interesting. — Bill Springer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Norms like these are set from the top, because that’s who everyone else is measuring against. — Gautam Mukunda, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026 This is a deceptively big two-door, measuring over 183 inches, which is five inches longer than a 911 Turbo S and only a couple of inches shorter than Aston’s full-bodied DB12. — Howard Walker, Robb Report, 7 Aug. 2026 Michael Marousky finished second with four, while Vincent Poole earned the award for the longest python in the division with a snake measuring 8 feet, 2 inches. — Sonia Osorio, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026 With its spectacular imagery of bioluminescent creatures, not to mention a giant squid measuring somewhere between 2-4 storeys tall, this is a film that demands to be seen on the big screen. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026 When the disorder arises, it’s considered a medical emergency, so running blood tests, measuring hormone levels or getting a patient into a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine for tests isn’t always feasible. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for measuring
  1. gauging
  2. controlling
  3. weighing
  4. regulating
  5. containing
  6. curbing
  7. keeping
  8. restraining
Verb
  • William White is known for emphasizing the role of financial asset prices in gauging inflation, which may be conducive to a discretionary approach.
    — David Zhang, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Traders were gauging the odds of an imminent hike, and simultaneously demanded more compensation to hold longer government debt, believing that inflation would continue to bite.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 29 July 2026
Definition of gauging
Verb
  • So is controlling blood pressure, treating chronic conditions such as diabetes, avoiding smoking, limiting excessive alcohol use, getting enough sleep and maintaining a healthy weight.
    — Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
  • For example, crabgrass treatments are most effective when applied in spring, and fall is ideal for controlling broadleaf weeds.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of controlling
Verb
  • Cities around the country are weighing tradeoffs that come with data centers that require massive amounts of power and land.
    — Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026
  • During testing, the robot moved a refrigerator weighing more than 100 pounds after training with substantially lighter loads.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of weighing
Verb
  • Which makes regulating surveillance pricing now all the more important.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Maine has passed a new AI law regulating artificial intelligence as a mental health advisor, similar to other state legislations.
    — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of regulating
Verb
  • This was some 50 pallets containing more than 150,000 pieces of athletic gear – 6,500 pairs of shoes alone – all of which had to be sorted by team and distributed across campus in less than a month.
    — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Three months earlier, he’d been accused of violating parole for a burglary conviction, after allegedly using his car to ram a vehicle containing his girlfriend and her 5-year-old child.
    — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of containing
Verb
  • Deploying renewables paired with intelligent energy conservation and grid management, individuals, businesses, municipalities, and entire countries are earnestly curbing their CO2 emissions.
    — John Vaillant, Time, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Higher-voltage architecture reduces current loads, curbing heat buildup and boosting efficiency during sustained performance runs.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of curbing
Verb
  • But Kelly was barely thrown out at the plate, keeping the Jays alive for a brief moment.
    — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The idea is that keeping their community healthy will keep kids in school learning.
    — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of keeping
Verb
  • According to a recall notice posted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an issue in the second row could prevent occupants from adequately restraining themselves inside the vehicle, raising the risk of injury during a collision.
    — Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Jor’Dell Richardson was lying face up on the ground with two officers restraining at least one of his hands when another officer shot him in the stomach.
    — Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of restraining

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