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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
Joe Murphy, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
Servant, on the other hand, was very measured, deliberate and contained.
—Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Oct. 2024
Paolo Gaudiano, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
The approach here is likely to be more measured, even if there is an acknowledgement that many areas of the club, including the men’s first team, need strengthening.
—Patrick Boyland, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
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The 1978 hit by the Village People has had a busy month four decades later, with skyrocketing search interest on Google, a tripling of measured listenership on the song-tracking site last.fm and, finally, the topping of one Billboard sales chart for the first time.
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By defining it in terms of employee experiences, inclusion can be measured, and doing so can pinpoint what exactly is happening in an organization that impacts employees.
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Too many organizations default to a strategy of extreme caution, doubling down on protecting their core operations while avoiding calculated risks on the periphery.ByMargie Warrell, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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Police Mass Deportation Fears Stop Chicago Church Services California Introduces 38 New Laws for 2025 America's New Laws Coming Into Force in 2025 Gang Connections Authorities suspect that gang members targeted the victims in a calculated act of violence.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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As usual, the month will see expansion of December limited releases parallel to the Oscar nominations on January 17.Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 2 Jan. 2025
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Perhaps Duncan was speaking with undue authority based on her own limited information.Noah Rothman, National Review, 2 Jan. 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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The Amazon guy delivering boxes of tissues and serving as her only sympathetic ear adds a straight man to the scene at exactly the correct rhythmic intervals.Vulture Staff, Vulture, 26 Dec. 2024
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All the while, temple bells ring in the background, weaving together even the most disparate-seeming images into something rhythmic.Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 25 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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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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Some of the genetic samples from the patient contained gene mutations that might help H5N1 infect people more easily.Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2025
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The tea bags studied by the Barcelona scientists contained polypropylene, cellulose and nylon, but there are many tea bags in stores which are plastic free.Hatty Willmoth, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Cheating and deliberate misrepresentation/dishonesty were the moral dilemmas rated most negatively in the dataset—even more so than intentional harm.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
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This is deliberate foul play and wholly, 100 per cent cynical.Alan Shearer, The Athletic, 27 Dec. 2024
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An executive order would be required for the additions to this list to be added to a restricted investment list.Brendan Ahern, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
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In what has been billed as America’s largest-ever criminal investigation, at least 1,572 defendants have been charged in the Jan. 6 attack, according to Reuters, with crimes ranging from unlawfully entering restricted grounds to seditious conspiracy and violent assault.Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Measured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/measured. Accessed 11 Jan. 2025.
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