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gauge

[geyj] / geɪdʒ /
NOUN
measure, standard
Synonyms
STRONGEST
barometer benchmark criterion indicator meter pattern yardstick
STRONG
basis bore capacity check degree depth example exemplar extent guide guideline height magnitude mark model norm rule sample scale scope size span test thickness touchstone type width
Antonyms
STRONG
extreme unimportance
WEAK
estimate guess
VERB
measure, judge
Synonyms
STRONGEST
appraise ascertain assess calculate calibrate determine evaluate guess quantify take account of weigh
STRONG
adjudge check compute count estimate eye figure guesstimate meter peg rate reckon scale size tally value
WEAK
check out figure in have one's number look over quantitate size up
Antonyms
STRONG
estimate guess subtract

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Unsurprisingly, such moves have pushed the SOX’s 14-day relative-strength index, or RSI — a momentum gauge for which any figure above 70 is considered to be in overbought territory — to 81.98.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 24, 2026

The consultation in the UK will hear from academics who have been studying the effect of Australia's ban and it will also gauge opinion on less severe restrictions.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

And air travel is a good gauge of consumer health and sentiment.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

The VIX is a gauge of implied stock-market volatility over a roughly 30-day horizon.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 20, 2026

The light was poor but Toomer interpreted the gaits of the other three men and could tell the gauge of each shotgun as they passed between the hives.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy

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