Thesaurus results for MEASURES (UP)

measures (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of measure (up)

as in comes (to)

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One day, after Pi-o performs at a hospital, a doctor approaches him to ask how Jeong-yo is doing.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
The Venice activation will also serve as a test for how Tower 28 approaches physical community experiences going forward.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 5 Oct. 2026

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But while the technical ambition is evident, the storytelling rarely matches it … even Chastain’s considerable talents can only do so much with material that doesn’t offer her character enough depth beyond her unsettling appearance.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
That matches their longest streak since Babe Ruth led baseball’s winningest franchise to its first World Series title in 1923.

— Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 Oct. 2026

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Before the city or state adopts or regulates an AI tool that touches housing, jobs, benefits or immigration, the people affected should be asked first.

— Steven Choi, New York Daily News, 4 Oct. 2026
Using private dollars to remake Crandon touches on a number of sensitive political and financial topics for Miami-Dade.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026

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