measures (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of measure (up)
as in comes (to)

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  1. approaches
  2. matches
  3. touches
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  • As the stock approaches fair value and its potential gains become more limited, the investor could sell more calls to collect additional income.
    — Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • In current, inflated prices, the outturn cost approaches £48–49 billion.
    — Interesting Engineering, Interesting Engineering, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of approaches
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  • The algorithm matches products to the viewers most likely to want them.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
  • At coarser levels, CBS detects and matches SIFT features while using epipolar constraints to estimate horizontal and vertical disparities.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of matches
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  • According to health officials, exposure to rabies can also happen when a person touches a bat's saliva or brain tissue or wakes up with one in their bedroom.
    — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • However, giving it to someone else can lead to germs being transferred, especially with makeup that touches the lips or eyes.
    — Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2026
Definition of touches
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“Measures (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measures%20%28up%29. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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