measure (up)

verb

Definition of measure (up)next
as in to come (to)

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  1. match
  2. approach
  3. touch
Verb
  • What is the Mega Millions payout on matching 2 lottery numbers?
    Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 27 Dec. 2024
  • Best Buy has matched Google’s Christmas Pixel 9 deal in an early January sale.
    Janhoi McGregor, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of match
Verb
  • His chief jury investigator, Bert Franklin, had approached two prospective jurors in the McNamara case and offered them cash to vote for acquittals.
    Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Finally, steelmakers alloy the pure iron with small amounts of carbon and other elements to make different grades of steel. CTO and co-founder Andy Zhao says the lasers approach 70-80% efficiency in converting electricity into light energy.
    Andrew Rosenblum, Popular Science, 26 Dec. 2024
Definition of approach
Verb
  • Oftentimes, prompts might touch on sensitive topics, and an LLM should try to make as impartial an answer as possible.
    Margarita Simonova, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
  • The other guy touched the ball first, and there was a contact.
    Elias Burke, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
Definition of touch
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“Measure (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measure%20%28up%29. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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