caliper

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Recent Examples of caliper Standard Tornado Red calipers signal to the 99.999999 percent that this is indeed the V-8 trim. Tony Markovich, Car and Driver, 12 Jan. 2018 See All Example Sentences for caliper
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Verb
  • Washington must also better calibrate its policies to block Iran’s proxies from returning to Gaza and Syria and to reduce Tehran’s influence in Iraq, Lebanon, and Yemen.
    JAMES JEFFREY, Foreign Affairs, 4 July 2025
  • Advertisement Drivers are calibrated to win at all costs.
    Sean Gregory, Time, 27 June 2025
Verb
  • At the gage site, flooding reaches the base of the river gage housing, but is confined to woods and pasture immediately adjacent to the river.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 7 July 2025
  • Green gage plums Green gage plums were my father’s favorite and are thought to have originated in Armenia.
    Liza B. Zimmerman, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Subramanian told the five alternate jurors to remain on standby in case they're needed to fill in on the main jury who are weighing charges that could put the hip-hop mogul in prison for life.
    CBS News, CBS News, 30 June 2025
  • The newborn, who weighed about 1 lb., 13 oz., was taken to the NICU.
    Bailey Richards, People.com, 29 June 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • Research tells us that our fans measure MLS by how our teams perform against top clubs.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 14 July 2025
Verb
  • Ether, the second-largest token, scaled a more than five-month top of $3,059.60, while XRP and Solana gained about 3% each.
    Reuters, CNN Money, 14 July 2025
  • The rebuilt lodge sat on the foundation of the former and used many of the original's materials, but was scaled back in its design, removing a second story and observation tower that were part of the original, according to the National Park Service.
    Rey Covarrubias Jr, AZCentral.com, 14 July 2025

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“Caliper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caliper. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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