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size up
verb as in ascertain
verb as in assay
verb as in assess
verb as in calculate
verb as in classify
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verb as in compare
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verb as in compute
verb as in confirm
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verb as in contemplate
verb as in determine
verb as in estimate
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verb as in evaluate
verb as in examine
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verb as in eye
verb as in gape
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verb as in gauge
verb as in gaze
verb as in guess
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verb as in judge
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verb as in look out
verb as in measure
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verb as in predict
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verb as in rank
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verb as in rate
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verb as in scan
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verb as in sort
verb as in speculate
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verb as in sum up
verb as in survey
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verb as in valuate
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verb as in verify
Example Sentences
Professor Bill Chaplin, Head of the School of Physics & Astronomy at Birmingham, and a member of the team, said: "The mismatch between the predicted and observed sizes of these stars has implications for finding planets around them. If we use the most successful planet-finding technique -- the so-called transit method -- we get the size of the planet relative to the size of the star; if we don't size-up the star correctly, the same will be true of any small planet we have found."
“I’m not trying to size-up against other players,” Adell added.
Martin had the chance to size-up the maple a few years back and admits it “was impressive.”
Martin had the chance to size-up the maple a few years back and admits it “was impressive.”
When asked if there was trash talking between the five finalists beforehand, Chubb joked “It’s all goodwill. It’s a little size-up stuff with a lot of guys asking, ‘What were your stats like this year?’
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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