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View definitions for measure up

measure up

verb as in amount to

verb as in check out

verb as in tie

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Several plays are required to hear these versions for what they are rather than for how they measure up.

"It's a golden opportunity to see how you measure up to adversaries from the entire world," said Julien Thomas, a 23-year-old Parisian who is one of the top French players of Street Fighter 6.

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Plaid Cymru Member of the Senedd Llyr Gruffydd, who chairs the cross-party committee, said "the current emergency support, insurance coverage, and infrastructure simply do not measure up to the scale of need".

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That’s the problem with a hero as iconic as Superman: When one person fits the bill so perfectly, it’s hard for anyone else to measure up.

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Passengers will be allowed to take an item such as a handbag or laptop bag measuring up to 40cm x 30cm x 20cm in the cabin without paying an extra fee.

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

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