as in to measure
to determine the correct value of (something)
The age of the tree was calibrated from the carbon dating data.
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Their impact depends on how well they are calibrated to local weather, benchmarked against real-world agricultural conditions, and aligned with the actual decisions farmers need to make, such as what and when to plant, or when drought is likely.
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Amir Jina, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Flying multiple small telescopes in formation to mimic a giant mirror would require keeping their positions calibrated with precision down to the scale of a typical molecule.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The joke density is lethally calibrated between the writing, direction, performances, reactions, and heightened absurdity of any mundane situation.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
From the moment the livestream session began, I and other participants were thrown into the control room at Gemini South as astronomers began calibrating the telescope.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Amir Jina, The Conversation, 3 Sep. 2025
Flying multiple small telescopes in formation to mimic a giant mirror would require keeping their positions calibrated with precision down to the scale of a typical molecule.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
The joke density is lethally calibrated between the writing, direction, performances, reactions, and heightened absurdity of any mundane situation.
—Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
From the moment the livestream session began, I and other participants were thrown into the control room at Gemini South as astronomers began calibrating the telescope.
—Kenna Hughes-Castleberry, Space.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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First, researchers measured high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in 12,530 healthy American women with none of the classic SMuRFs—hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, and smoking.—
Sarah Garone,
Health,
9 Sep. 2025
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In addition to measuring students' academic achievement, NAEP also surveys things like students' comfort level with certain subjects and their attendance.—
Sequoia Carrillo,
NPR,
9 Sep. 2025
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Amazon started out as an online bookstore (1994) and became an e-commerce juggernaut and cloud computing giant.—
Julia Dhar,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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That electric forecast was powered by Oracle’s emergence as a key provider of infrastructure that powers AI companies’ enormous demands for computing power – Oracle’s bread and butter as a cloud services and database software provider.—
Jordan Valinsky,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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That asymmetry matters when calculating total cost and complexity.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement The period piece presents the sisters as calculating and strategic, yet brutal in their enforcement of control.—
Isabella Wandermurem,
Time,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Calibrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibrate. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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