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also gage
1
as in to calculate
to decide the size, amount, number, or distance of (something) without actual measurement
glance over the pattern and try to gauge how much fabric you'll need
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2
as in to measure
to find out the size, extent, or amount of
very difficult to gauge how upset he really is by his controlled reaction
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also gage
2
as in touchstone
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Recent Examples of gauge
Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 4 July 2025
Fogarty said the gauge failed after recording a level of 29½ feet.
—Hannah Fingerhut, arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2025
Korin Miller, SELF, 7 July 2025
Was that a clue that the president wants blame to land at the Fed and not the White House?
Investors will be looking at the U.S. federal government’s official jobs number, due out this morning, to gauge whether the Trump administration is helping or hurting the economy.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 3 July 2025
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Verb
The Guadalupe’s river gauge at the unincorporated community of Hunt, where the river forks, recorded a 22 foot rise (6.7 meters) in just about two hours, according to Bob Fogarty, meteorologist with the National Weather Service’s Austin/San Antonio office.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 4 July 2025
Fogarty said the gauge failed after recording a level of 29½ feet.
—Hannah Fingerhut, arkansasonline.com, 4 July 2025
Noun
The sitting-rising test isn’t the only option to help gauge longevity either.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 7 July 2025
Was that a clue that the president wants blame to land at the Fed and not the White House?
Investors will be looking at the U.S. federal government’s official jobs number, due out this morning, to gauge whether the Trump administration is helping or hurting the economy.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 3 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for gauge
Verb
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That’s £200 off for a family of four, the ad calculates for its listeners.—
Brittany Anas,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The grade are calculated mostly based on how students do on state exams in language arts, math, science and social students.—
Zoey Thomas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 July 2025
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The back-to-back northern lights that are expected have a forecast of three on the Kp index, which measures the intensity of the auroras on a scale that ranges from zero to nine.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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Research tells us that our fans measure MLS by how our teams perform against top clubs.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
Noun
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But Burke, with the mining association, pointed to two recent positive indicators for the industry: more U.S. coal getting exported overseas and a surge in the amount of electricity generated by burning coal during the first four months of 2025 compared with the same period last year.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
8 July 2025
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Mellinger now worries the department will not be able to meet its five-year goals for key performance indicators, which measure progress on the county’s biggest public health challenges.—
Marissa Meador,
IndyStar,
7 July 2025
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Our internal communications strategy is used as a touchstone to translate vision into action, reaffirming values across several formats: weekly newsletters, chat spaces, monthly print publications, real-time updates, leadership messaging, video content and social platforms.—
Umang Modi,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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But like so many cultural touchstones in American history, the 1960s changed things.—
Rance Collins,
IndieWire,
22 June 2025
Verb
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Manager Aaron Boone, however, figured that hitting bombs against his former team must have felt nice for Bellinger.—
Brendan Kuty,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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And as long as Pancho Villa was selling tortillas, Trevor Boney figured, there was no urgency.—
Roxana Popescu,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
Noun
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The other wrist was adorned with an Audemars Piguet, its dial dotted with diamonds.—
Hikmat Mohammed,
Footwear News,
11 July 2025
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No more messing around with dials or having to adjust sound levels, for example.—
Eric Hutto,
Forbes.com,
10 July 2025
Noun
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Working to apply this precise principle across his firm’s estate of technologies is Raghu Malpani in his role as chief technology officer at agentic automation company UiPath.—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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That country has agreed in principle to a 40% tariff on any goods that flow across its borders from China, which has happened with increasing frequency as the United States has ramped up barriers to goods coming from China directly.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
9 July 2025
Verb
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In 1988, the value of the 48-piece set was estimated at $500,000.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
9 July 2025
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Her bags are kept behind glass and her collection includes what's called a Himalayan diamond Birkin, which is estimated to be worth as much as $500,000.—
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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“Gauge.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gauge. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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