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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Recent Examples of calibrate
Analysts said any Iranian countermeasure would be carefully calibrated to avoid a devastating escalation.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 June 2025
Williamson, who was inspired by his own experiences growing up in North Carolina with a fisherman father relying on illicit tactics to stay afloat, calibrates every one of the series’ genre tropes to near perfection.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 June 2025
Each technological and organizational advancement has been calibrated to ensure sustainable and replicable impact, enabling other health systems to adopt and adapt our solutions to their specific realities.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Unfortunately, the balance was not always correctly calibrated.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 23 June 2025
Williamson, who was inspired by his own experiences growing up in North Carolina with a fisherman father relying on illicit tactics to stay afloat, calibrates every one of the series’ genre tropes to near perfection.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 19 June 2025
Each technological and organizational advancement has been calibrated to ensure sustainable and replicable impact, enabling other health systems to adopt and adapt our solutions to their specific realities.
—Nuri Kino, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 June 2025
Unfortunately, the balance was not always correctly calibrated.
—Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for calibrate
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The homicide figures do not include killings that occurred in self-defense or in other circumstances not measured in Chicago police statistics.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Research tells us that our fans measure MLS by how our teams perform against top clubs.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
14 July 2025
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Her creation involved everything from sound engineering and text-to-speech software to AI computing servers.—
Faye Bradley,
Variety,
4 July 2025
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In calculating prescription drug price comparisons, simply computing the differences between prices isn’t sufficient.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Public fortunes were calculated based on stock prices and exchange rates as on June 13.—
Phisanu Phromchanya,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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That’s partly because the budget wasn’t released, and because DeSantis — who has seen the state budget balloon by 26% on his watch — used some creative accounting to calculate the total.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
1 July 2025
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“Calibrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/calibrate. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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