Thesaurus / measure up
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What need to look to right or left when you are swallowing up free mile after mile of dizzying road?
THE JOYOUS ADVENTURES OF ARISTIDE PUJOLWILLIAM J. LOCKEMost of the men leaped up, caught hold of spears or knives, and rushed out.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNESome weeks after, the creditor chanced to be in Boston, and in walking up Tremont street, encountered his enterprising friend.
THE BOOK OF ANECDOTES AND BUDGET OF FUN;VARIOUSIn less than ten minutes, the bivouac was broken up, and our little army on the march.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSThe bride elect rushes up to him, and so they both step down to the foot-lights.
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE OPERAJOHN H. SWABY (AKA "SCRICI")I was busy loading the piece when an exclamation of surprise from one of the men made me look up.
BLACKWOOD'S EDINBURGH MAGAZINE, NO. CCCXXXIX. JANUARY, 1844. VOL. LV.VARIOUSEven as they gazed they saw its roof caught up, and whirled off as if it had been a scroll of paper.
THE GIANT OF THE NORTHR.M. BALLANTYNEShe sat straight up in bed, and jerked her hands to her head, and screamed long and terribly.
THE HOMESTEADEROSCAR MICHEAUXA flash of surprise and pleasure lit the fine eyes of the haughty beauty perched up there on the palace wall.
THE RED YEARLOUIS TRACYWhen we'd finished, one of the hunters rounded up the horses and we caught our nags and saddled them.
RAW GOLDBERTRAND W. SINCLAIRWORDS RELATED TO MEASURE UP
- agree
- amount to
- approach
- balance
- be commensurate
- be identical
- be level
- be tantamount
- break even
- come up to
- compare
- comprise
- consist of
- coordinate
- correspond
- emulate
- equalize
- equate
- equipoise
- equiponderate
- keep pace with
- level
- live up to
- match
- measure up
- meet
- parallel
- partake of
- rank with
- reach
- rise to
- rival
- run abreast
- square with
- tally
- tie
- touch
- agreed
- amount to
- approached
- balanced
- broke even
- came up to
- compared
- comprised
- consisted of
- coordinated
- corresponded
- emulated
- equalized
- equated
- equipoised
- equiponderated
- kept pace with
- leveled
- lived up to
- matched
- measured up
- met
- paralleled
- partake of
- ran abreast
- ranked with
- reached
- rivaled
- rose to
- square with
- tallied
- tied
- touched
- was commensurate
- was identical
- was level
- was tantamount
- agreeing
- amount to
- approaching
- balancing
- being commensurate
- being identical
- being level
- being tantamount
- breaking even
- coming up to
- comparing
- comprising
- consisting of
- coordinating
- corresponding
- emulating
- equalizing
- equating
- equipoising
- equiponderating
- keeping pace with
- leveling
- living up to
- matching
- measuring up
- meeting
- paralleling
- partake of
- ranking with
- reaching
- rising to
- rivaling
- running abreast
- square with
- tallying
- touching
- tying
- agrees
- amount to
- approaches
- balances
- breaks even
- comes up to
- compares
- comprises
- consists of
- coordinates
- corresponds
- emulates
- equalizes
- equates
- equipoises
- equiponderates
- is commensurate
- is identical
- is level
- is tantamount
- keeps pace with
- levels
- lives up to
- matches
- measures up
- meets
- parallels
- partake of
- ranks with
- reaches
- rises to
- rivals
- runs abreast
- square with
- tallies
- ties
- touches
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