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gauges

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

subtract

Example Sentences

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Japan’s Nikkei ended 1.0% lower, while China’s Shanghai Composite Index was 1.5% lower and the Chinext and Shenzhen gauges slid over 2%.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

Wilding, an economist, looked at the two main gauges the Federal Reserve uses to help set monetary policy, which have been flashing quite different signals.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

This will top up rain gauges in some locations but there will be gaps in between meaning some places will stay mostly or completely dry.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

All eyes are on gauges of China’s manufacturing and services activity as surveys elsewhere begin to show the strain of supply-chain disruptions and price pressures caused by the war in the Middle East.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

The gauges, this time, registered almost nothing: only a feeble and momentary tremor.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick