as in to calibrate
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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.
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Tony Markovich, Car and Driver, 12 Jan. 2018
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Tony Markovich, Car and Driver, 12 Jan. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for caliper
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The movie is calibrated to the volume of a whisper, as if Hayakawa is in a conspiratorial conversation with her own memories.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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Not so: Every element is calibrated to create discomfort, pushing the audience to the edge of horror.—
Lolita Mang,
Vogue,
17 May 2025
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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
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Early voting data is being analyzed to better predict the outcome of the election, with different trends being pulled out to gage a better understanding of whether former President Donald Trump or Vice President Kamala Harris will be victorious on November 5.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
2 Nov. 2024
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Attorney and longtime political donor John Morgan, founder of the mega personal injury firm Morgan & Morgan, created his own independent party this year and is also weighing a run for governor in the Sunshine State, despite supporting Democratic candidates and causes in the past.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
29 May 2025
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Many expect Durant to be moved after another year of underperforming with the Suns, while Antetokounmpo is weighing his future in Milwaukee.—
Matt Levine,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 May 2025
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The most telling way to measure Timber’s impact is that, even when White returned from injury in February, Arteta stuck with the Dutchman until he was lost to the ankle problem that kept him out for the final month of the season.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
28 May 2025
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The telescope will be used to observe the radio sky at frequencies below 50 MHz and will measure the low-frequency foreground of the universe.—
Richard Tribou,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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Tracking and Iterating: Use impact reporting to refine and scale programs effectively.—
Raghvendra Tripathi,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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Rightly so, because the queue is an attraction unto itself – jaw-dropping, built to scale and packed with details from the films.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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“Caliper.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caliper. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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