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as in calculated
decided on as a result of careful thought
a measured response to the terrorist attack
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as in limited
having distinct or certain limits
the measured authority of the mayor in running the town's affairs
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as in rhythmical
marked by or occurring with a noticeable regularity in the rise and fall of sound
the soldier's funeral procession moved along to the measured beating of a drum
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as in gauged
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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as in controlled
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 measured
Brendan O’Meara 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Voters and lawmakers legalized gambling in Maryland in a measured and limited way.
—Kathy Szeliga, Baltimore Sun, 11 June 2025
Justin Worland/houston, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Raw chicken was left unattended in a large stainless steel bowl and measured too warm to be considered safe.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
And this is the crux of a more measured, journalistic approach.
—Brendan O’Meara 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
Voters and lawmakers legalized gambling in Maryland in a measured and limited way.
—Kathy Szeliga, Baltimore Sun, 11 June 2025
Verb
But behind the scenes many in the industry are more measured, and even critical.
—Justin Worland/houston, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
Raw chicken was left unattended in a large stainless steel bowl and measured too warm to be considered safe.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 21 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for measured
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Others may receive information and make calculated risks based on circumstances or motivated reasoning.—
Marshall Shepherd,
Forbes.com,
5 July 2025
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Though charismatic, Will Derringer, as the US President, is at times very much oblivious to how to run a nation, while Sam Clarke is very calculated, calm, and strategic when their backs are against the wall.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Essence,
3 July 2025
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Typically support is limited, either by a sole that’s too rigid to go flat, a sole that’s too flexible for a safe heel, or a mechanism that lacks the ability to swap the heels.—
Yola Robert,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Space inside is limited, and this will likely be a very popular spot at Magic Kingdom.—
Megan duBois,
Southern Living,
14 July 2025
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Read more Dua and Callum’s Couple Style Is, Like Them, Hot Turner’s low-key but considered looks are the perfect backdrop to his girlfriend’s more mercurial wardrobe.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
27 Dec. 2024
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Working from Jeff Nathanson’s screenplay, Jenkins tries to allay a clunky narrative with his intimate and considered style.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
17 Dec. 2024
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Gains from the sectors and its rhythmic strength help the single push 45-44 on the all-genre Radio Songs chart.—
Trevor Anderson,
Billboard,
9 July 2025
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Shakedown leaves the attic and lets the light run over their guitars, with streaks of brightness and a rhythmic tightness that ditches the glorious sloppiness of bar italia’s earlier music.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
9 July 2025
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Burt was estimated to be over 90-years-old and weighed a staggering 700kg, per The Independent.—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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According to the organization's website, Burt was 16 feet, 8 inches long and weighed more than 1,500 pounds.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
23 Dec. 2024
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Jabbar's truck contained an ISIS flag.—
Joey Garrison,
USA TODAY,
3 Jan. 2025
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Many of the posts contained hateful messages about Muslim Americans, the same type of bigotry O'Reilly had fought against.—
Niraj Warikoo,
Detroit Free Press,
3 Jan. 2025
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The Great Replacement is a white nationalist conspiracy theory that claims there's a deliberate plot to replace white Americans with non-white immigrants through immigration and higher birth rates.—
Philippa Pham Hughes,
Time,
11 July 2025
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These incidents—stemming from deliberate choices about training and system prompts—represenmt fundamental management and implementation issues that, so far, no fancy-looking test-taking benchmarks have been able to capture.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
10 July 2025
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This was the fourth restricted airspace violation of the day and not the last.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
6 July 2025
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This is a difficult market for restricted free agents.—
Anthony Slater,
New York Times,
4 July 2025
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“Measured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measured. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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