measure up to

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The fragments vary widely in size, from less than 1 gram to 85.4 grams, and can measure up to 5 centimeters along their longest dimension.

From Science Daily • Mar. 1, 2026

The veteran character actor Michael Shannon is adequate in the part, but even among today’s superstars few measure up to Tracy, and Mr. Shannon is not a superstar.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 6, 2025

But it isn’t yet clear that the summit’s concrete results will measure up to that high standard.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 28, 2025

"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.

From Barron's • Oct. 11, 2025

If Donovan Curtis didn’t measure up to Lee standards, that hardly made him stupid.

From "Ungifted" by Gordon Korman