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were gauging
noun
A measure; a standard of measure; an instrument to determine dimensions, distance, or capacity; a standard
Exact(8)
The passengers, like the strollers, were gauging visibility in different lighting variations.
And with no easy solutions in sight, both sides were gauging how long a work stoppage each was willing and able to endure.
At every turn in the debate, America's enemies and rivals were gauging what the outcome might mean for their own ability to push around an untested U.S. president.
He said that voters lean toward attractive men, too, and that since TV, it's less likely that a bloated "fat-guy" president would get elected — recalling that some were gauging whether Al Gore would run by checking his weight.
"The peahens often looked from side-to-side across the bottom portion of the train, suggesting that they were gauging the width of the train".
Side-to-side eye movements suggested that females were gauging the fan's width and that they were most interested in the striking eyespots on the feathers.
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The babies' levels of pain were gauged by indicators like crying.
Tumors sizes were gauged by the number of sections spanned.
She was gauging my reaction".
Now the Chinese are gauging what he meant.
The closest thing to an opinion poll is gauging the random opinions of people encountered.
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