metering

verb

present participle of meter
as in dispensing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for metering
  1. dispensing
  2. measuring
  3. prorating
  4. dealing
  5. administering
  6. dividing
  7. splitting
  8. handing out
Verb
  • Yet while one state agency was running out of patience with the home, Miami-Dade mental health treatment centers, dispensing Medicaid and other state dollars, had clients living there, and several other homes like it.
    — Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • This spring, a 5th Circuit order briefly reinstated in-person dispensing nationwide, but thankfully the Supreme Court stepped in to pause that order and preserve access while the case continues.
    — Julie F. Kay, STAT, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of dispensing
Verb
  • Industry reporting has described the vessel as a roughly 9,000-TEU container ship measuring about 270 metres in length.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Eventually the quilt grew to include 1,920 panels, each measuring 3 feet by 6 feet, the same size as a grave.
    — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of measuring
Verb
  • Denver could cut his cap number almost in half by guaranteeing him $8-10 million, paying it as a bonus and prorating it out.
    — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 5 Mar. 2026
  • The players don’t lose any money, but the team gets to reduce their cap numbers by prorating the signing bonus over the term of the contracts.
    — Jonathan M. Alexander, Houston Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2026
Definition of prorating
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  • But when a traumatic encounter sends Tonya spiraling back into addiction—and back into the dangerous orbit of her drug-dealing ex-husband, Ronny (Alexander)—her fragile progress begins to unravel.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The latest homeless count showed an increase in the number of people living on the street, dealing a setback to a mayor who staked her reputation on the issue.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of dealing
Verb
  • The state failed to execute Pike despite administering two doses of a lethal drug, pentobarbital.
    — Ed White, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Pike’s team contends the execution team struggled to establish IV access, using at least seven needles before administering two lethal doses of pentobarbital.
    — Greg Wehner , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of administering
Verb
  • This multiversal collapse not only erodes the walls dividing fictions but also reconfigures the interface between fiction and reality.
    — Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
  • After being securely held for nearly four decades by one of the most preeminent politicians in California history, the House seat to represent bright blue San Francisco in Congress is up for grabs in November — and dividing the Democratic Party.
    — Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of dividing
Verb
  • Now the focus shifts to at least splitting Games 1 and 2 at State Farm Arena.
    — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In 2007, the group adopted a holding-company structure, splitting SK Corporation into SK Holdings, which held stakes in group affiliates, and SK Energy, which took over its energy and chemicals businesses.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of splitting
Verb
  • Gentry said a foundation handing out its founder’s stock raises legal questions, including over self-dealing, and its board should be ready to explain the decision.
    — Sydney Lake, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Morgan also has spearheaded back-to-school giveaways, handing out backpacks and supplies to children.
    — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of handing out
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“Metering.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/metering. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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