1
: marked by due proportion
2
a
: marked by rhythm : regularly recurrent
a measured gait
b
: metrical
3
: deliberate, calculated
a measured response
measuredly
adverb
Examples of measured in a Sentence
This crisis requires a measured response.
She spoke in carefully measured tones.
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Success often comes through a measured approach that allows for learning and adaptation as the technology is implemented.
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Asaf Kochan, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The Spurs, with five championships since 1999, are taking a measured approach toward their future, with a chance to accumulate more young players this offseason to build toward contending.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
Still, analysts broadly sounded a note of measured relief.
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After the abysmal start at Goodison Park, Amorim will have been desperate for a measured opening to this match.
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Asaf Kochan, Forbes, 14 Mar. 2025
The Spurs, with five championships since 1999, are taking a measured approach toward their future, with a chance to accumulate more young players this offseason to build toward contending.
—Chris Biderman, Sacramento Bee, 8 Mar. 2025
Still, analysts broadly sounded a note of measured relief.
—Rob Wile, NBC News, 7 Mar. 2025
After the abysmal start at Goodison Park, Amorim will have been desperate for a measured opening to this match.
—Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for measured
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“Measured.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/measured. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.
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