measure
noun
a unit or standard of measurement.
is measuring
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present progressiveof measure (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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All the while, the game is measuring an array of hard and soft skills.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Nowak is measuring Amazon’s return on its investment through a “capex yield.”
From MarketWatch ● Feb. 18, 2026
The government is measuring progress by looking at 'net additional dwellings' - the difference between houses and flats built or converted and those demolished.
From BBC ● Dec. 15, 2025
The next step is measuring the improved heat transfer through boiling, mapped over a wide range of temperatures and surface geometries, to gain a better understanding of the full potential of jumping-enhanced boiling.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 4, 2023
And what the test is measuring isn’t analytical intelligence but something profoundly different—something much closer to creativity.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
