gage

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The river gage shows the river may reach 192.58 feet The Chehalis Basin Flood Authority has flood inundation maps & river gages for the region on its website.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2022

As Surrey, he trilled his tongue daringly as he threw down a gage; as a gossiping gardener, he exclaimed a comical “Whaaaaaaaat? Think you the King shall be deposed?”

From New York Times • Jul. 17, 2020

To gage social compatibility: “Can I picture myself in all of these photos standing next to him?”

From Slate • Dec. 24, 2019

“It’s a tough one to gage because you want to go out and do your part.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 8, 2018

Then he went along with the bag gage to see that it got on the boat.

From "Homesick" by Jean Fritz