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sizing up

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Political pundits sizing up the candidates often sound like sportswriters sizing up athletes.

Denham had been sizing up this new—yet not new—acquaintance, and the process took no time at all.

I dwell on this because I am a little disappointed that you should have made such a mistake in sizing up Milligan.

He strolled about sizing up people, but it was long before just the right face and situation arrived.

It promised to be a rather warm day, Josh predicted, after taking a look around at the sky, and sizing up the breeze.

The benefits of sizing up things in solitude are so great it is a wonder more has not been written on the subject.

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On this page you'll find 1446 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to size up, such as: confirm, determine, divine, double-check, find out, and verify.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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