admeasured

verb

Definition of admeasurednext
past tense of admeasure
as in handed out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for admeasured
  1. measured
  2. dispensed
  3. split
  4. administered
  5. dealt
  6. distributed
  7. assigned
  8. allotted
Verb
  • In this great universe of ours, man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In this great universe of ours man is a mere insect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless world about him, as measured by the intelligence capable of grasping the whole truth and knowledge.
    — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of measured
Verb
  • In an era when most people have dispensed with travel agents, the internet provides a daunting sea of possibilities.
    — Madeline Fitzgerald, Quartz, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Although reparations payments are still being dispensed, the lawsuit aims to stop the program in its entirety by preventing the city from using race to determine eligibility.
    — Michela Moscufo, NBC News, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of dispensed
Verb
  • Growing up on the East Coast and splitting my time between New York and Charleston, I was surrounded by Old World America and these architectural buildings that held so much history, and had such a strong presence about them.
    — Chelsea Davis, Forbes.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The western teams should split and form a new conference with new rules, money and a tournament.
    — Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of split
Verb
  • This project will be administered by the the School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at Washington State University.
    — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • In addition to pesticides from their diet, industrial cow’s milk also contains significant traces of hormones (administered to boost their daily milk production from 14 to 40 liters per day).
    — Marie Bladt, Vogue, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of administered
Verb
  • The Cubs also dealt another third baseman, Cam Smith, to the Houston Astros in that deal to acquire slugging outfielder Kyle Tucker.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Two days before the 1960 season opener, Lane dealt the cornerstone of his club’s lineup to the Detroit Tigers for Harvey Kuenn in a swap of the reigning home run champion for the reigning batting title winner.
    — Zack Meisel, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of dealt
Verb
  • The 215-minute film, distributed by A24, has been a critical success since its debut at Venice.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Jan. 2025
  • He was told no one would go see it, and it would never get distributed.
    — Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
Definition of distributed
Verb
  • Since 2010, the NCAA has required transgender athletes assigned male at birth to undergo at least one year of testosterone suppression therapy before becoming eligible to compete on women's teams.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Transgender athletes assigned female at birth who transitioned to male are permitted to compete on men's teams.
    — Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of assigned
Verb
  • Replacement benefits may be issued to cover the eligible household's loss, up to the maximum SNAP benefit amount allotted for the month.
    — Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
  • About $6 billion of grant funding has been allotted to the project, which will take up around 6,500 square feet of the high school, according to Callender.
    — George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of allotted
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“Admeasured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/admeasured. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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