Cycle and Measure

Cycle

Cycle noun - A series of events or actions that repeat themselves regularly and in the same order.

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Measure and cycle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Measure" instead a noun "Cycle".

Nearby Words: cyclic, cycling, cyclically, cyclical, cycled

Measure noun - An action planned or taken to achieve a desired result.

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Cycle and measure are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cycle" instead a noun "Measure".

full	full cycle	full measure
short	short cycle	short measure
standard	standard cycle	standard measure
actual	actual cycle	actual measure
Other adjectives: great, new, general, final, ridiculous, primary, last, previous.

Xena spends the penultimate day of the cycle ignoring all the events she has to stop to break the cycle in order to calculate angles, measure distances, and observe what the environment is doing.

Source: Awesomeness by Analysis
Then, for good measure, included a different stargazer scene implying the next cycle did what you were supposed to do: use the Crucible.

Source: Take That, Audience!
The Akira Kurosawa film Ran — not surprising since the plot closely resembles that of King Lear, with a bonus Cycle of Revenge element thrown in for good measure.

Source: Kill 'em All

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