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Recent Examples of size up
As the media and entertainment business has sized up the potential of AI, a sensitive area for unions and the creative community, Runway has attained a notable profile.
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
When sizing up Costco and Walmart’s operations, the scale disparity is evident.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
As Antetokounmpo stared him down from inside the 3-point line, Nembhard sized up the 2020 Defensive Player of the Year from beyond 30 feet.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Hotels are sizing up the $6.3 trillion wellness industry in their own way.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Dade Hayes, Deadline, 3 Apr. 2025
When sizing up Costco and Walmart’s operations, the scale disparity is evident.
—Francisco Velasquez, Quartz, 28 Mar. 2025
As Antetokounmpo stared him down from inside the 3-point line, Nembhard sized up the 2020 Defensive Player of the Year from beyond 30 feet.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2025
Hotels are sizing up the $6.3 trillion wellness industry in their own way.
—Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for size up
hear
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Numbers don’t mean much if women or non-White soldiers don’t feel valued and heard.—
John Blake,
CNN Money,
26 May 2025
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As traffic piles up behind them, a yell and a bang can be heard as the Chevy driver pulls out, running Cifuni over and dragging her down the street.—
John Annese,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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“Size up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/size%20up. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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